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. 2019 Mar 27;53:26. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2019053000802

Table 3. Results of the VES-13 (score ≥ 2) and WHOQOL-bref (score < 60) diagnostic tests for older individuals with very poor (or poor) quality of life and very dissatisfied (or dissatisfied) with their health status. Samambaia, DF, Brazil, 2017.

Tools Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Positive predictive value (%) Negative predictive value (%)
VES-13 84 49.4 8.6 98.2
WHOQOL-bref 88 66.4 12.9 99

VES-13: Vulnerable Elders Survey; WHOOQOL-bref: World Health Organization Quality of Life - abbreviated version