Integrated care for older people: guidelines on community-level interventions to manage declines in intrinsic capacity
Overview
The provision of integrated care is key for older people. The WHO Guidelines on Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) propose evidence-based recommendations for health care professionals to prevent, slow or reverse declines in the physical and mental capacities of older people. These recommendations require countries to place the needs and preferences of older adults at the centre and to coordinate care. The ICOPE Guidelines will allow countries to improve the health and well-being of their older populations, and to move closer to the achievement of universal health coverage for all at all ages.
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The ICOPE Evidence Resource Center provides the evidence profiles and recommendations used to develop the ICOPE Guidelines on community-level interventions to manage declines in intrinsic capacity in older people. These evidence profiles and recommendations were produced from a synthesis of a series of systematic reviews of the best available evidence for community-level care for older people. A guideline development group convened by WHO formed these recommendations by consensus, supported by input from a wide range of stakeholders. The evidence profiles are organized around the 6 ICOPE priority actions.
Evidence profiles
Improve musculoskeletal function, mobility and vitality
Maintain sensory capacity
Hearing loss I Visual impairment
Prevent severe cognitive impairment and promote psychological well-being
Cognitive impairment I Depressive symptoms
Manage age-associated conditions such as urinary incontinence
Prevent falls
Support caregivers
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Integrated care for older people (ICOPE)
World report on ageing and health
Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health 2016-2020
