The sensitivity and specificity of the WHO's ICOPE screening tool, and the prevalence of loss of intrinsic capacity in older adults: A scoping review

The World Health Organization (WHO) published, in 2017, the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) Guidelines, aiming at the reduction of care dependency through the promotion of healthy aging and the maintenance of older people's functional status [1]. The ICOPE approach proposes a multi-step pathway, starting with the screening of older adults for capacity impairments (Step 1), followed by an in-depth assessment of positive-screened individuals (Step 2), implementation of person-centered interventions to promote, rehabilitate and maintain functional ability (Step 3), and a long-term care follow-up framework (Step 4).
Source: Maturitas - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Review article Source Type: research