Integrated Care Improved Cognitive Ability in Older Chinese Patients with Impaired Intrinsic Capacity - Abstract

Q: What was the primary purpose of the integrated care model in this study?

To evaluate whether an integrated care model led by geriatric care experts can improve intrinsic capacity in older Chinese patients.

Q: How were participants assigned to the control and intervention groups?

Sixty patients were recruited and randomly assigned to a control group (routine care) or an intervention group (integrated hospital-community-family multidisciplinary team), with 30 in each group.

Q: Which outcomes showed the strongest effect after 12 weeks?

Both groups improved grip strength and depression scores, but cognitive function, comprehension social support, and quality of survival improved only in the intervention group; cognitive ability showed the significant between-group difference.

Sep 29, 2026

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Study investigates the effectiveness of an integrated care model delivered by geriatric care experts to improve intrinsic capacity in older Chinese patients. From June to December 2021, 60 elderly patients with impaired intrinsic capacity were randomized into control (routine care) and intervention (integrated hospital-community-family multidisciplinary team). After 12 weeks, frailty, cognition, depression, comprehension social support, and quality of life were compared. Cognitive function and related social support improved significantly only in the intervention group; cognitive ability was the only outcome with a significant between-group difference (P < 0.05).

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846 Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 Abstract citation ID: igaf122.2868 INTEGRATED CARE IMPROVED COGNITIVE ABILITY IN OLDER CHINESE PATIENTS WITH IMPAIRED INTRINSIC CAPACITY Ping He, Yi Zhang, Aihong Liu, Bei Cheng, Tangmeng Guo, Jing Ge, and Yang Zhao, Department of Geriatrics, Union Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 847 Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China, Wuhan, Hubei, China (People’s Republic) Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a integrated care model for elderly patients led by geriatric care experts, in order to provide information for the management of intrinsic capacity in older Chinese patients. Methods: Between June and December 2021, 60 elderly patients with impaired intrinsic capacity were recruited from the Department of Geriatrics Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. These patients were randomly assigned to either a control group or an intervention group, with 30 patients in each group. Two groups implement routine care, and the intervention group implement integrated care by a “hospital-community-family” multidisciplinary team. After 12 weeks of intervention, the differences in frailty, cognition, depression scores, comprehension social support scores, and World Quality of Life Scale scores were compared between the two groups. Results: Before the intervention, there were no significant differences between the control group and the intervention group in terms of grip strength, step speed, frailty scores, cognitive function, depression scores, social support, and quality of survival. After the intervention, both groups showed improvements in grip strength and depression scores, with no significant differences observed between the groups. However, cognitive function, comprehension social support and quality of survival scores improved only in the intervention group. Notably, cognitive ability was the only outcome that showed a significant difference between the intervention group and the control group after 12 weeks of intervention (P < 0.05) . Conclusions: Integrated care effectively enhances patients’ intrinsic capacity, with a notable improvement in cognitive abilities.

FAQs

What was the primary purpose of the integrated care model in this study?

To evaluate whether an integrated care model led by geriatric care experts can improve intrinsic capacity in older Chinese patients.

How were participants assigned to the control and intervention groups?

Sixty patients were recruited and randomly assigned to a control group (routine care) or an intervention group (integrated hospital-community-family multidisciplinary team), with 30 in each group.

Which outcomes showed the strongest effect after 12 weeks?

Both groups improved grip strength and depression scores, but cognitive function, comprehension social support, and quality of survival improved only in the intervention group; cognitive ability showed the significant between-group difference.

Sep 29, 2026

Uploaded by Angel