Jesper Dalum

Frailty is one of the greatest challenges in public health and linked to functional impairment, morbidity, and increased care dependency. Intrinsic Capacity (IC ), which describes an individual’s physical and mental resources, is a dynamic state. Despite WHO recommendations, IC assessments are rarely used systematically in healthcare, neither in dental care settings – an arena where many older adults regularly seek treatment. This project investigates whether WHO’s Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) model can be applied within dental care to enable the early identification of signs of frailty. The project focuses on three main research questions: - Validation of the WHO assessment instrument for intrinsic capacity for use in Swedish care settings. - Implementation model developed through co-creation with elderly patients and healthcare professionals - Evaluation of a pilot in dental care setting