Personality and Reduced Incidence of Walking Limitation in Late Life: Findings From the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
| Autor: | Magdalena I. Tolea, Kimberly A. Faulkner, Hilsa N. Ayonayon, Paul T. Costa, Caterina Rosano, Suzanne Satterfield, Luigi Ferrucci, Eleanor M. Simonsick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Gerontology Aging Social Psychology Health Status media_common.quotation_subject Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena Walking Vitality Original Research Report Openness to experience Humans Personality Mobility Limitation Range of Motion Articular Life Style Aged media_common Aged 80 and over Hazard ratio Conscientiousness United States Confidence interval Clinical Psychology Body Composition Population study Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 67:712-719 |
| ISSN: | 1758-5368 1079-5014 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/geronb/gbs001 |
| Popis: | Objectives. To examine the association between openness to experience and conscientiousness and incident reported walking limitation. Method. The study population consisted of 786 men and women aged 71–81 years (M = 75 years, SD = 2.7) participating in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition—Cognitive Vitality Substudy. Results. Nearly 20% of participants (155/786) developed walking limitation during 6 years of follow-up. High openness was associated with a reduced risk of walking limitation (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.69–0.98), independent of sociodemographic factors, health conditions, and conscientiousness. This association was not mediated by lifestyle factors and was not substantially modified by other risk factors for functional disability. Conscientiousness was not associated with risk of walking limitation (HR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.77–1.07). Discussion. Findings suggest that personality dimensions, specifically higher openness to experience, may contribute |
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