RealFeedApp Intrinsic capacity reshapes clinics and drug trials
Researchers propose replacing disease counts with functional ability assessments to measure healthy aging. The method focuses on what older adults can actually do rather than counting their medical conditions.
- Field
- ageing and longevity
- What they did
- Researcher John Beard proposed measuring aging not by the number of diagnoses, but by a person's functional capabilities, calling this approach 'intrinsic capacity'.
- Why it matters
- This approach could change clinical practice, drug trials, and health budgets by shifting the focus from what is wrong with a person to what they can do.
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