Changes in Personality Before and During Cognitive Impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Clinical observations and studies of retrospective observer ratings point to changes in personality in persons with cognitive impairment or dementia. The timing and magnitude of such changes, however, are unclear. This study used prospective self-reported data to examine the trajectories of personality traits before and during cognitive impairment.

Design

Longitudinal observational cohort study.

Setting and participants

Older adults from the United States in the Health and Retirement Study were assessed for cognitive impairment and completed a measure of the 5 major personality traits every 4 years from 2006 to 2020 (N = 22,611; n = 5507 with cognitive impairment; 50,786 personality and cognitive assessments).

Methods

Multilevel modeling examined cha

SUBMITTER: Terracciano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10543616 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature