Association between personality profiles and motoric cognitive risk syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: a person-centered approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Motoric cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome is a predementia syndrome characterized by subjective cognitive complaints and slow gait in the absence of dementia and mobility disability. Although past research has suggested that personality traits could play a significant role in the onset and progression of MCR among older adults, the exact relationships between specific personality profiles and MCR remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the relationship between personality profiles and MCR among community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2021 to January 2022. Personality traits, including openness, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and neuroticism, were measured using the 40-item brief version of the Chine

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874118 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature