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Table 4 VES-13 internal consistency

From: Vulnerability in elderly patients with gastrointestinal cancer – translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the European Portuguese version of the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13)

VES-13 question

Classification (points)

n

(%)

Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted

Item 1

0

119

(58)

0.880

1

68

(33)

3

19

(9)

Item 2

0

61

(30)

0.849

1

145

(70)

Item 3a

0

155

(75)

0.829

1

51

(25)

Item 3b

0

162

(79)

0.829

1

44

(21)

Item 3c

0

184

(89)

0.835

1

22

(11)

Item 3d

0

194

(94)

0.847

1

12

(6)

Item 3e

0

164

(80)

0.829

1

42

(20)

Item 3f

0

118

(57)

0.826

1

88

(43)

Item 4a

0

156

(76)

0.827

4

50

(24)

Item 4b

0

178

(86)

0.835

4

28

(14)

Item 4c

0

189

(92)

0.836

4

17

(8)

Item 4d

0

165

(80)

0.833

4

41

(20)

Item 4e

0

155

(75)

0.829

4

51

(25)

VES-13 TOTAL SCORE

-

-

-

0.848