Approaching person-centered long-term care: The trajectories of intrinsic capacity and functional decline in Taiwan.
Jia-Jen ChenLi-Fan LiuSheng-Mao ChangPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2022)
Heterogeneous patterns of intrinsic capacity that delay further functional decline are promising markers of function trajectories for a person-centered care approach in long-term care services. Targeting the needs of intrinsic capacity groups to prevent functional decline offer insights into: (i) strengthening function-centered care modalities to delay severe dependency as individuals get older; and (ii) validating regular monitoring intrinsic capacity as an early warning system to achieve healthy aging. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22: 516-522.