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WHO working definition of vitality capacity for healthy longevity monitoring

Authors :
WHO Working Group on Vitality Capacity
Bautmans, Ivan
Knoop, Veerle
Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Jotheeswaran
Maier, Andrea B
Beard, John R
Freiberger, Ellen
Belsky, Daniel
Aubertin-Leheudre, Mylene
Mikton, Christopher
Cesari, Matteo
Sumi, Yuka
Diaz, Theresa
Banerjee, Anshu
Brussels Heritage Lab
Gerontology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Frailty in Ageing
Source :
WHO Working Group on Vitality Capacity 2022, ' WHO working definition of vitality capacity for healthy longevity monitoring ', The Lancet Healthy Longevity, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. e789-e796 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00200-8
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2022.

Abstract

Intrinsic capacity, a crucial concept in healthy ageing, is defined by WHO as “the composite of all the physical and mental capacities that an individual can draw on at any point in time”. Vitality capacity is considered the underlying physiological determinant of intrinsic capacity. To advance the measurement and monitoring of vitality capacity, a working group of WHO staff members and twenty experts representing six WHO regions was convened to discuss and clarify the attributes of vitality capacity and to develop a clear working definition of the concept. Potential biomarkers to measure vitality capacity were identified, and the following consensual working definition was developed: vitality capacity is a physiological state (due to normal or accelerated biological ageing processes) resulting from the interaction between multiple physiological systems, reflected in (the level of) energy and metabolism, neuromuscular function, and immune and stress response functions of the body.

Details

ISSN :
26667568
Volume :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Lancet Healthy Longevity
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ec0749af0dbd04487f23040ef21cf4c0