Assessing intrinsic capacity in Taiwan: Initial psychometric properties of the Integrated Care for Older People Screening Tool for Taiwanese (ICOPES-TW)

Su HC 1 , Liu CH 2 , Chen HY 3 , Wu YL 4 , Griffiths MD 5 , Li CY 6 Show all authors , Hou WH 7 , Lin CY 8 , Yang YC 9

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Neurology, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
  • 2 Department of Family Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
  • 3 Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan
  • 4 Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
  • 5 International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
  • 6 Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
  • 7 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Department of Physcial Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 8 Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan. cylin36933@gmail.com
  • 9 Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan. yiching@mail.ncku.edu.tw
BMC Geriatr, 2024 May 31;24(1):477.
PMID: 38822234 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05071-5

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the concept of intrinsic capacity (comprising composite physical and mental capacity) which aligns with their concepts of healthy aging and functional ability. Consequently, the WHO promotes the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework as guidance for geriatric care. Consequently, each government should have a screening tool corresponding to ICOPE framework to promote geriatric care. The present study examined the initial psychometric properties of the Taiwan version of ICOPE (i.e., ICOPES-TW).

METHODS: Older people (n = 1235; mean age = 72.63 years; 634 females [51.3%]) were approached by well-trained interviewers for participation. A number of measures were administered including the ICOPES-TW, WHOQOL-AGE (assessing quality of life [QoL]), Clinical Frailty Scale (assessing frailty), Barthel Index (assessing basic activity of daily living [BADL]), and Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (assessing instrumental activity of daily living [IADL]).

RESULTS: The ICOPES-TW had a two-factor structure (body functionality [eigenvalue = 1.932] and life adaptation [eigenvalue = 1.170]) as indicated by the results of exploratory factor analysis. Internal consistency of the ICOPES-TW was low (Cronbach's α = 0.55 [entire ICOPES-TW], 0.45 (body functionality factor), and 0.52 (life adaptation factor). ICOPES-TW scores were significantly (i) positively correlated with age (r = 0.321), IADL (r = 0.313), and frailty (r = 0.601), and (ii) negatively correlated with QoL (r=-0.447), and BADL (r=-0.447), with all p-values 

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