The Association of Demographic Factors and Physical Illness With Personality Change in a Community Sample of Elderly African Americans

In a community-based dementia study of African Americans age 65 and older living in Indianapolis, key informants were asked to assess the types of personality change in all subjects. Information was also collected on demographic factors, cognitive functioning, physical well-being, and medical illnes...

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Published in:The American journal of geriatric psychiatry 2000, Vol.8 (3), p.209-214
Main Authors: Gao, Sujuan, Dolan, Neil, Hall, Kathleen S., Hendrie, Hugh C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
African Americans - psychology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Caregivers
Cognition
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Female
Health Status
Humans
Indiana - epidemiology
Male
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
Personality Disorders - epidemiology
Personality Disorders - etiology
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:In a community-based dementia study of African Americans age 65 and older living in Indianapolis, key informants were asked to assess the types of personality change in all subjects. Information was also collected on demographic factors, cognitive functioning, physical well-being, and medical illness. Twenty-nine percent of subjects without dementia had reported personality change. Reports of personality change were significantly associated with being male, having poor daily functioning scores, suffering from physical disability, and having a history of cancer.
ISSN:1064-7481
1545-7214
DOI:10.1097/00019442-200008000-00005