Do Personality Traits Influence the Association Between Depression and Dementia in Old Age?
Depression and personality traits are independent predictors of dementia or cognitive impairment. Despite the well-established relationship between these two psychosocial factors and dementia, no research has been documented on how personality traits can influence dementia in older adults exhibiting...
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| author | Adeleye A. Adaralegbe MBBS, PhD Henry Egbuchiem MD Oluwatomi Adeoti MD, MPH Khuzeman Abbasi MD Esther Ezeani MD Ngozi Jane-Frances Adaralegbe MBBS, PhD Abdulraheem Olaide Babarinde MBBS Maureen Boms MBBS, MPH Chidiebube Nzeako MD Olumide Ayeni MBBS |
| author_facet | Adeleye A. Adaralegbe MBBS, PhD Henry Egbuchiem MD Oluwatomi Adeoti MD, MPH Khuzeman Abbasi MD Esther Ezeani MD Ngozi Jane-Frances Adaralegbe MBBS, PhD Abdulraheem Olaide Babarinde MBBS Maureen Boms MBBS, MPH Chidiebube Nzeako MD Olumide Ayeni MBBS |
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| description | Depression and personality traits are independent predictors of dementia or cognitive impairment. Despite the well-established relationship between these two psychosocial factors and dementia, no research has been documented on how personality traits can influence dementia in older adults exhibiting depressive symptoms. This study explores the influence of personality traits on the association between change in depression and dementia in old age. A population-based longitudinal cohort study involving two waves of data collected 5 years apart, containing 2210 American older adults, from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project to explore if personality traits influence how change in depression predicts the development of dementia. We assessed these relationships while adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. Change in depression increased the likelihood of dementia at T2 by 4.2% (AOR = 1.04, p = 0.019) in the co-variate adjusted model. Personality traits, overall, did not influence how depression predicts the development of dementia. However, agreeableness individually nullified the effect of depression on the development of dementia, whereas extraversion was the only personality trait that significantly predicted dementia. Prosocial behaviors should be promoted in old age as these appear to be protective. In addition, early life education and a strong social support can keep the depression–dementia spectrum at bay in old age. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf8eb7e8487848459984bc2d64546e822022-12-22T04:12:49ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142022-01-01810.1177/23337214211068257Do Personality Traits Influence the Association Between Depression and Dementia in Old Age?Adeleye A. Adaralegbe MBBS, PhDHenry Egbuchiem MDOluwatomi Adeoti MD, MPHKhuzeman Abbasi MDEsther Ezeani MDNgozi Jane-Frances Adaralegbe MBBS, PhDAbdulraheem Olaide Babarinde MBBSMaureen Boms MBBS, MPHChidiebube Nzeako MDOlumide Ayeni MBBSDepression and personality traits are independent predictors of dementia or cognitive impairment. Despite the well-established relationship between these two psychosocial factors and dementia, no research has been documented on how personality traits can influence dementia in older adults exhibiting depressive symptoms. This study explores the influence of personality traits on the association between change in depression and dementia in old age. A population-based longitudinal cohort study involving two waves of data collected 5 years apart, containing 2210 American older adults, from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project to explore if personality traits influence how change in depression predicts the development of dementia. We assessed these relationships while adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. Change in depression increased the likelihood of dementia at T2 by 4.2% (AOR = 1.04, p = 0.019) in the co-variate adjusted model. Personality traits, overall, did not influence how depression predicts the development of dementia. However, agreeableness individually nullified the effect of depression on the development of dementia, whereas extraversion was the only personality trait that significantly predicted dementia. Prosocial behaviors should be promoted in old age as these appear to be protective. In addition, early life education and a strong social support can keep the depression–dementia spectrum at bay in old age.https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214211068257 |
| spellingShingle | Adeleye A. Adaralegbe MBBS, PhD Henry Egbuchiem MD Oluwatomi Adeoti MD, MPH Khuzeman Abbasi MD Esther Ezeani MD Ngozi Jane-Frances Adaralegbe MBBS, PhD Abdulraheem Olaide Babarinde MBBS Maureen Boms MBBS, MPH Chidiebube Nzeako MD Olumide Ayeni MBBS Do Personality Traits Influence the Association Between Depression and Dementia in Old Age? Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
| title | Do Personality Traits Influence the Association Between Depression and Dementia in Old Age? |
| title_full | Do Personality Traits Influence the Association Between Depression and Dementia in Old Age? |
| title_fullStr | Do Personality Traits Influence the Association Between Depression and Dementia in Old Age? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do Personality Traits Influence the Association Between Depression and Dementia in Old Age? |
| title_short | Do Personality Traits Influence the Association Between Depression and Dementia in Old Age? |
| title_sort | do personality traits influence the association between depression and dementia in old age |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214211068257 |
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