ReviewAge and ageing2026
Frailty and intrinsic capacity: integrating complementary concepts to promote healthy ageing and transformation of care.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Intrinsic capacity and mortality in community-dwelling octogenarians: a network analysis from the ilSIRENTE study.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Embracing intrinsic capacity and frailty in healthy ageing research.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2026Article
- Criterion validity of brief, comprehensive, and latent measures of intrinsic capacity against frailty, disability, and mortality in older adults.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Article
- Interprofessional geriatric competencies in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) : Insights from a multinational multilingual open online survey.Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2026Article
- How human and animal frailty index studies can inform each other: a brief narrative review.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Review
- Association of Composite and Domain-Specific Intrinsic Capacity and Frailty Among Older Adults in India: Evidence from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI).Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2026Article
- Intrinsic capacity and the physical frailty phenotype as complementary predictors of mortality in older Indian adults.Research square · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis and analytical model construction based on heterogeneity of intrinsic capacity in Chinese older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
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Abstract
As the global population ages, especially in low- and middle-income countries, there is an urgent need to rethink how health in older age is understood and addressed. Frailty has long served as a clinical construct to identify vulnerability and guide tailored, specialist care for older people. In 2015, the World Health Organisation introduced the concept of intrinsic capacity (IC) as part of its healthy ageing framework, offering a structured, capacity-based approach to promote functional ability. While conceptually distinct, frailty and IC are complementary. Frailty highlights the need for specialised care in complex cases, whereas IC supports early intervention and prevention across broader populations. This paper explores their differences, areas of overlap and how their integration can support a continuum of care that spans primary to specialist settings. Integrating these concepts connects prevention, health promotion and complex care management. By aligning clinical and public health perspectives, the combined use of frailty and IC offers a holistic, person-centred approach to care system transformation, with the potential to drive coordinated strategies that strengthen both geriatric practice and public health across diverse populations.
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