Audience
ProfessionalsStudents
Country / system
International
Evidence relationship
WHO evidence-based implementation guidance; complements primary research and systematic reviews on intrinsic capacity and functional ability.
Guidance ID
5
Guidance type
Practical tool
Last checked
September 5, 2026
Practice note
Useful bridge between Healthy Ageing Education's intrinsic-capacity evidence work and practical assessment, personalised care planning and monitoring. Portuguese edition is available from WHO.
Public
Public-friendly note
Focuses on abilities such as mobility, thinking, nutrition, vision, hearing and psychological wellbeing, and on helping people maintain what matters in daily life.
Publication / update date
September 22, 2025
Review due
Source
WHO
Status
Current
Topic
Healthy ageingPreventionModels of careCGA
Website ready
Why it matters
A current WHO framework for detecting declines in intrinsic capacity and translating assessment into personalised, integrated care pathways in primary and community care.