Access
Free
Authors / citation
Wang Q, et al. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2025.
Country
China
DOI / article link
Date identified
August 29, 2026
Evidence ID
4
Evidence confidence
Moderate
Evidence impact
Worth watching
Key finding
Lower intrinsic capacity was associated with greater risk of declining ADL/IADL trajectories; locomotion, vitality and psychological function were key domains associated with decline.
Language
English
Last reviewed
August 29, 2026
Limitations
Observational; associations do not establish that interventions targeting these domains will prevent disability; China-specific context.
Open access
Population
CHARLS participants aged ≥60 years, 2015–2020
Portugal relevance
Moderate
Public
Publication date
September 1, 2025
Retraction/correction checked
Sample size
4368
So what?
Suggests that functional prevention may benefit from identifying specific capacity domains rather than relying only on an overall frailty label.
Status
Done
Study design
Longitudinal
Topic
Healthy ageingPrevention
UK relevance
Moderate
Use for
Healthy Ageing EducationTeachingHealthy Ageing appFuture research
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