Meta-Analysis of Personality Traits in Alzheimer's Disease: A Comparison with Healthy Subjects.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The role of specific personality traits as factor risks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been consistently found, whereas personality traits specifically related to AD (after the diagnosis) have not been outlined yet. OBJECTIVE:A meta-analysis of published studies was performed to determine whether AD patients have a distinctive personality trait profile compared to healthy subjects (HC), similar to or different from a premorbid personality profile consistently reported in previous studies. METHODS:A systematic literature search was performed using PsycInfo (PROQUEST), PubMed, and Scopus. The meta-analysis pooled results from primary studies using Hedges' g unbiased approach. RESULTS:The meta-analysis included 10 primary studies and revealed that, when the personality was evaluat

SUBMITTER: D'Iorio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842787 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature