{"id":137380,"date":"2025-11-17T04:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/137380\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T04:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:37:09","slug":"what-is-the-intrinsic-capacity-approach-to-ageing-and-how-can-it-help-cut-dementia-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/137380\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Intrinsic Capacity approach to ageing, and how can it help cut dementia risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the 76th instalment in a series on <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/health-wellness\/series\/3206510\/decoding-dementia?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dementia<\/a>, including the research into its causes and treatment, advice for carers, and stories of hope.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A new approach to ageing developed in Australia could influence how older people are supported \u2013 at home, in the community, by policymakers and through technology.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Intrinsic Capacity, as it is called, takes a holistic view of health, a more complete picture of overall well-being. It measures cognition, mobility, psychological health, sensory function, including vision and hearing, and vital capacity. It also takes frailty into account.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Katya Numbers, a senior lecturer at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of New South Wales and whose work focuses on modifiable lifestyle factors associated with increased risk of dementia, explains the inspiration behind Intrinsic Capacity.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cWe were motivated to shine a light on a more positive approach to ageing\u201d \u2013 one that focuses on what older people can do, rather than what they cannot, what they have lost. \u201cIt\u2019s about measuring potential and resilience, not just disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Katya Numbers is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of New South Wales. Photo: Katya Numbers\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3422ce8d-a1c2-489b-8298-6f9e0ff27cfb_fbfe4a8c.jpg\" title=\"Katya Numbers is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of New South Wales. Photo: Katya Numbers\"\/>Katya Numbers is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of New South Wales. Photo: Katya Numbers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is the 76th instalment in a series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137381,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[85396,972,85406,5073,5303,76603,85403,163,841,85398,85,85405,85397,46,85402,843,8383,44263,85399,85400,7447,85401,85404,1916],"class_list":["post-137380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-approach-to-ageing","tag-australia","tag-brain-training-exercises","tag-cognition","tag-dementia","tag-frailty","tag-general-stamina","tag-health","tag-healthy-ageing","tag-holistic-view-of-health","tag-il","tag-intervention-strategies","tag-intrinsic-capacity","tag-israel","tag-katya-numbers","tag-mobility","tag-muscle-strength","tag-physical-therapy","tag-psychological-health","tag-sensory-capacity","tag-university-of-new-south-wales","tag-vital-capacity","tag-walking-speed","tag-world-health-organization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}