Investigating Resilience Through Intrinsic Capacity Networks in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The network approach may provide a framework for understanding intrinsic capacity (IC) as a system's underlying functioning. The system's resilience to resist functional decline may arise from the interrelationships among system components, that is, body functions or capacities. We applied network analysis to investigate whether the interplay between different intrinsic capacities differs according to age and self-rated health (SRH) in older adults.

Methods

The study sample consisted of a population-based cohort of community-dwelling older adults aged 75, 80, and 85 years (men n = 356 and women n = 469). We quantified 5 IC domains: vitality, locomotion, cognition, psychology, and sensory, using performance-based measurements and questionnaires, and estimated IC ne

SUBMITTER: Koivunen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11372706 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature