Assessing intrinsic capacity for person-centred HIV care: a cross-sectional study in ageing populations in Malaysia and Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

WHO's Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) proposes we measure the functional construct of intrinsic capacity (IC) to monitor and identify individuals with age-associated vulnerabilities. Assessments of IC may be useful to address the evolving, non-HV care needs of ageing people with HIV (PWH). However, to date, its utility within the context of HIV has not been assessed.

Methods

Participants included 200 PWH attending out-patient care (2021-2023) in Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia and 101 community controls aged 35 years and above. The ICOPE framework was adapted to derive aggregate IC scores (ranging 0-6) encompassing the five domains of cognition, sensory (hearing and vision), mobility, mood and vitality. Multivariable analyses were used to exp

SUBMITTER: Rajasuriar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11670474 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature