Development and validation of an intrinsic capacity score in the UK Biobank study

In 2015, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Of the 17 sustainable development goals, the first was to ensure that all human beings are able to fulfill their potential. In the same year, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the concept of intrinsic capacity (IC) to guide our understanding of the realization of that potential [1]. The conceptual roots of IC can be traced to the writings of the philosopher Martha Nussbaum [2] who defined health and wellbeing in terms of people's capacities, i.e.

Source: Maturitas - March 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Melkamu Bedimo Beyene, Renuka Visvanathan, Muktar Ahmed, Beben Benyamin, John R. Beard, Azmeraw T. Amare Tags: Original article Source Type: research