WHO working definition of vitality capacity for healthy longevity monitoring

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dc.contributor.authorIvan Bautmans
dc.contributor.authorVeerle Knoop
dc.contributor.authorJotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan
dc.contributor.authorAndrea B Maier
dc.contributor.authorJohn R Beard
dc.contributor.authorEllen Freiberger
dc.contributor.authorDaniel Belsky
dc.contributor.authorMylene Aubertin-Leheudre
dc.contributor.authorChristopher Mikton
dc.contributor.authorMatteo Cesari
dc.contributor.authorYuka Sumi
dc.contributor.authorTheresa Diaz
dc.contributor.authorAnshu Banerjee
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-06T09:51:55Z
dc.date.available2024-03-06T09:51:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-11
dc.description.abstractIntrinsic 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.
dc.description.librarianPM2023
dc.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/37768
dc.language.isoen
dc.schoolPublic Health
dc.titleWHO working definition of vitality capacity for healthy longevity monitoring
dc.typeArticle
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