Personality Factors and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The FACEHBI Cohort

Individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) have the perception of memory problems without showing impairment on standardized cognitive tests. SCD has been associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Neuroticism and openness personality dimensions have also been...

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Main Authors: Nathalia Muñoz, Montserrat Gomà-i-Freixanet, Sergi Valero, Octavio Rodríguez-Gómez, Angela Sanabria, Alba Pérez-Cordón, Isabel Hernández, Marta Marquié, Iolao Mir, Elvira Martín, Alba Benaque, Agustín Ruiz, Lluís Tarraga, Mercè Boada, Montserrat Alegret, on behalf of the FACEHBI study
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5232184
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author Nathalia Muñoz
Montserrat Gomà-i-Freixanet
Sergi Valero
Octavio Rodríguez-Gómez
Angela Sanabria
Alba Pérez-Cordón
Isabel Hernández
Marta Marquié
Iolao Mir
Elvira Martín
Alba Benaque
Agustín Ruiz
Lluís Tarraga
Mercè Boada
Montserrat Alegret
on behalf of the FACEHBI study
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Montserrat Gomà-i-Freixanet
Sergi Valero
Octavio Rodríguez-Gómez
Angela Sanabria
Alba Pérez-Cordón
Isabel Hernández
Marta Marquié
Iolao Mir
Elvira Martín
Alba Benaque
Agustín Ruiz
Lluís Tarraga
Mercè Boada
Montserrat Alegret
on behalf of the FACEHBI study
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description Individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) have the perception of memory problems without showing impairment on standardized cognitive tests. SCD has been associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Neuroticism and openness personality dimensions have also been associated with SCD and AD. From the aforementioned, we aimed to ascertain whether the dimensions and traits defined by the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ) differentiate between individuals with SCD and the general population (GP). A total of 187 participants with SCD and mild affective symptomatology recruited from the Fundació ACE Health Brain Initiative (FACEHBI) project completed the ZKPQ. Each SCD participant was matched by sex and age to an individual from the GP. Both samples included 71 men and 116 women with a mean age of 65.9 years. Results indicated that the SCD group scored significantly lower in Neuroticism-Anxiety and Activity than the GP group. Only Activity remained statistically significant in a multivariate analysis. These findings suggest that individuals with SCD have a low energy level and a dislike for an active and busy life. From the obtained results and knowing additional physical activities may delay the conversion from normal aging to cognitive impairment, we encourage promoting this lifestyle in daily routine. The assessment of personality may result in an SCD plus feature, which may serve as an upgrading strategy for future research.
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spelling doaj-art-d9072e77c0d94df4830315df3d0def352025-08-20T03:24:22ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842020-01-01202010.1155/2020/52321845232184Personality Factors and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The FACEHBI CohortNathalia Muñoz0Montserrat Gomà-i-Freixanet1Sergi Valero2Octavio Rodríguez-Gómez3Angela Sanabria4Alba Pérez-Cordón5Isabel Hernández6Marta Marquié7Iolao Mir8Elvira Martín9Alba Benaque10Agustín Ruiz11Lluís Tarraga12Mercè Boada13Montserrat Alegret14on behalf of the FACEHBI study15Research Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Clinical and Health Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Clinical and Health Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainResearch Center and Memory Clinic, Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainIndividuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) have the perception of memory problems without showing impairment on standardized cognitive tests. SCD has been associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Neuroticism and openness personality dimensions have also been associated with SCD and AD. From the aforementioned, we aimed to ascertain whether the dimensions and traits defined by the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ) differentiate between individuals with SCD and the general population (GP). A total of 187 participants with SCD and mild affective symptomatology recruited from the Fundació ACE Health Brain Initiative (FACEHBI) project completed the ZKPQ. Each SCD participant was matched by sex and age to an individual from the GP. Both samples included 71 men and 116 women with a mean age of 65.9 years. Results indicated that the SCD group scored significantly lower in Neuroticism-Anxiety and Activity than the GP group. Only Activity remained statistically significant in a multivariate analysis. These findings suggest that individuals with SCD have a low energy level and a dislike for an active and busy life. From the obtained results and knowing additional physical activities may delay the conversion from normal aging to cognitive impairment, we encourage promoting this lifestyle in daily routine. The assessment of personality may result in an SCD plus feature, which may serve as an upgrading strategy for future research.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5232184
spellingShingle Nathalia Muñoz
Montserrat Gomà-i-Freixanet
Sergi Valero
Octavio Rodríguez-Gómez
Angela Sanabria
Alba Pérez-Cordón
Isabel Hernández
Marta Marquié
Iolao Mir
Elvira Martín
Alba Benaque
Agustín Ruiz
Lluís Tarraga
Mercè Boada
Montserrat Alegret
on behalf of the FACEHBI study
Personality Factors and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The FACEHBI Cohort
Behavioural Neurology
title Personality Factors and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The FACEHBI Cohort
title_full Personality Factors and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The FACEHBI Cohort
title_fullStr Personality Factors and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The FACEHBI Cohort
title_full_unstemmed Personality Factors and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The FACEHBI Cohort
title_short Personality Factors and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The FACEHBI Cohort
title_sort personality factors and subjective cognitive decline the facehbi cohort
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5232184
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