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Authors / citation
Qi Y, Hoekstra T, van Schoor NM, Schaap L. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2025;138:105954.
Country
Netherlands
DOI / article link
Date identified
August 29, 2026
Evidence ID
2
Evidence confidence
Moderate
Evidence impact
Practice relevant
Key finding
Identified sex-specific trajectories of intrinsic capacity across ageing and examined their associations with functional limitation and quality of life.
Language
English
Last reviewed
August 29, 2026
Limitations
Observational cohort; trajectory classes and IC measurement choices may not transfer directly to all populations.
Open access
Population
Nationally representative Dutch cohort; 1,726 women and 1,520 men followed over 10 years
Portugal relevance
Moderate
Public
Publication date
November 1, 2025
Retraction/correction checked
Sample size
3246
So what?
Supports monitoring change in capacity over time rather than treating ageing status as static; potentially useful for prevention and early-intervention education.
Status
Done
Study design
Longitudinal
Topic
Healthy ageingPrevention
UK relevance
Moderate
Use for
Healthy Ageing EducationTeachingHealthy Ageing appFuture research
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