Intrinsic capacity and its association with predictors among Chinese empty nest older adults in communities: a latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to examine Intrinsic Capacity (IC) subgroups and the association of IC subgroups with IC predictors in Chinese urban empty nesters.

Methods

A convenient sample of 385 older adults aged 60 and above in Community Health Service Center was recruited from Hei Longjiang Province, China, between June 2023 and December 2023. Latent class Analysis (LCA) was conducted to explore IC subgroups using the sensory, cognition, locomotion, psychological, and vitality domains of IC as input variables. Multinomial logistic regression was performed to explore the association between latent subgroups and the IC predictors.

Results

We identified three IC subgroups: "Low IC level-Low locomotion domain"(33.5%), "Medium IC level-Low sensory domain" (16.9%) and "Hi

SUBMITTER: Guo W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658339 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature