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| Factors associated with informant-rated personality problems in an elderly population | | Author(s) | P A Jacomb, A F Jorm, A E Korten |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 4, no 1, February 2000 |
| Pages | pp 36-42 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Personality disorders ; Over 70s ; Family care ; Personnel ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Using data collected over two waves, 3.6 years apart, this Australian study examined dementia-related personality problems in older people aged 70 years and over, living in the community and in residential care homes. The aim of the study was to examine personality problems across a range of cognitive functions. Increase in personality problems was found to be positively correlated to cognitive impairment, with older persons with dementia showing the emergence of significantly more personality problems than those without dementia. A positive association was also found between an increase in personality problems and poorer physical and mental health in the respondent, as well as poorer mental health of the informant. After accounting for these other wave 1 variables, cognitive impairment contributed to the prediction of an increase in personality problems. The best individual predictors of personality problems were having had a stroke or symptoms of a stroke prior to wave 2 and the informant's level of anxiety at wave 1. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000407404 A |
| Classmark | EA: EK: BBK: P6:SJ: QM: 7YA |
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