Screening for intrinsic capacity impairments as markers of increased risk of frailty and disability in the context of integrated care for older people: Secondary analysis of MAPT

The Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) approach, launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO), provides a function and person-centered model to adapt health systems for population aging. The main goal of the ICOPE strategy is to maintain optimal functional levels in older adults and avoid or delay care dependency as much as possible [1]. Intrinsic capacity (IC), a crucial element to promote healthy aging, is the composite of an individual's physical and mental capacities. To identify people at risk for care dependency, the ICOPE health care pathway starts by screening for impairments in five IC domains (ICOPE Step 1): cognitive decline, limited mobility, malnutrition, visual impairment, hearing loss, and depressive symptoms [1 –3].
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