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  • Assessing intrinsic capacit...
    Su, Hui-Chen; Liu, Chieh-Hsiu; Chen, Hung-Yu; Wu, Yi-Lin; Griffiths, Mark D; Li, Chung-Yi; Hou, Wen-Hsuan; Lin, Chung-Ying; Yang, Yi-Ching

    BMC geriatrics, 05/2024, Letnik: 24, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the concept of intrinsic capacity (comprising composite physical and mental capacity) which aligns with their concepts of healthy aging and functional ability. Consequently, the WHO promotes the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework as guidance for geriatric care. Consequently, each government should have a screening tool corresponding to ICOPE framework to promote geriatric care. The present study examined the initial psychometric properties of the Taiwan version of ICOPE (i.e., ICOPES-TW). Older people (n = 1235; mean age = 72.63 years; 634 females 51.3%) were approached by well-trained interviewers for participation. A number of measures were administered including the ICOPES-TW, WHOQOL-AGE (assessing quality of life QoL), Clinical Frailty Scale (assessing frailty), Barthel Index (assessing basic activity of daily living BADL), and Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (assessing instrumental activity of daily living IADL). The ICOPES-TW had a two-factor structure (body functionality eigenvalue = 1.932 and life adaptation eigenvalue = 1.170) as indicated by the results of exploratory factor analysis. Internal consistency of the ICOPES-TW was low (Cronbach's α = 0.55 entire ICOPES-TW, 0.45 (body functionality factor), and 0.52 (life adaptation factor). ICOPES-TW scores were significantly (i) positively correlated with age (r = 0.321), IADL (r = 0.313), and frailty (r = 0.601), and (ii) negatively correlated with QoL (r=-0.447), and BADL (r=-0.447), with all p-values < 0.001. The ICOPES-TW could be a useful screening tool for healthcare providers to quickly evaluate intrinsic capacity for Taiwanese older people given that it has moderate to strong associations with age, BADL, IADL, QoL, and frailty.