Association between Big Five personality factors and medication adherence in the elderly
| Autor: | Gabriel Behr Gomes Jardim, Alfredo Cataldo Neto, Natascha Melo Linkievicz, Vanessa Sgnaolin, Paula Engroff |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Agreeableness
Personality Inventory media_common.quotation_subject Population Medication Adherence Quality of life Humans Personality Medicine Big Five personality traits education media_common Aged education.field_of_study business.industry Conscientiousness General Medicine Middle Aged Neuroticism Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies personality medication adherence Quality of Life Trait business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy v.44 2022 Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Sociedade de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul instacron:APRGS |
| Popis: | Introduction Adherence to medications can be associated with circumstances related to the patient, with the pathology, with cultural health beliefs, with habits, and with quality of life. Behavioral patterns can also directly influence a patient’s pharmacological adherence, since they are related to their perception and understanding of their own health status and of their drug and non-drug treatments. Objective To investigate the association between adherence to pharmacological treatment and personality factors, sociodemographic variables, and economic data in the elderly. Methods Cross-sectional descriptive study. The population studied were elderly people registered with the Family Health Strategy of Porto Alegre and enrolled on the Brain Aging Program (PENCE), from March 2013 to November 2015. Sociodemographic data, pharmacological adherence, and personality traits were evaluated. Exclusion criteria were incomplete data in the personality and pharmacological adherence assessments; cognitive impairment, evaluated using the instrument Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), or not having carried out this assessment. Results A total of 123 individuals were included with a mean age of 71.35±7.33 years, 58.6% of whom reported some level of non-adherence to their medication regime (low and moderate adherence). Elderly people with low adherence had significantly higher mean scores in the Neuroticism factor, while those with high adherence had significantly higher mean scores in the Agreeableness and Conscientiousness factors. Conclusion The study suggests that pharmacological adherence among the elderly is negatively associated with the Neuroticism personality trait, while the Agreeableness and Conscientiousness traits are positively associated. |
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