Screening for Vulnerability in the Elderly Supported at the Oscar Lambret Centre

Screening for Vulnerability in the Elderly Supported at the Oscar Lambret Centre

The objective of this study is to uncover the prevalence of vulnerability among patients aged ≥ 70 coming to the medical oncology division of the Oscar Lambret Centre, according to the short screening test Vulnerable Elders Survey 13 (VES-13).

The objective is to better understand the value of routine screening of patients before the consultation, it was proposed as a secondary objective of this study to assess the correlation between the identification of the vulnerability in the screening test VES-13 and the identification made by the clinician during the consultation. The correlation between VES-13 and opinion of the clinician for three categories of patients (self - intermediate - fragile) will also be studied.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patient aged ≥ 70
• coming for a first visit, whatever the purpose and the disease stage

Exclusion Criteria:

• neglect or refusal to answer to the VES-13 test