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P3‐048: Higher caregiver agreeableness predicts slower cognitive decline in persons with Alzheimer's disease: The dementia progression study
Author(s) -
Norton Maria C.,
Fauth Elizabeth,
Piercy Kathy,
Corcoran Chris,
Hess Kyle,
Morrison Ann,
Rabins Peter V.,
Lyketsos Constantine G.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2010.05.1541
Subject(s) - agreeableness , neuroticism , conscientiousness , dementia , personality , extraversion and introversion , psychology , big five personality traits , clinical psychology , population , psychiatry , medicine , disease , social psychology , environmental health
high TSH (>5mIU/ml) or low vitamin B12 (<180pg/ml) levels were 37 and 11, respectively. Non-depressive patients with significant memory deficits had a trend of a higher percentage of high TSH levels as compared to those with normal or slight memory deficits, and this tendency was observed only in men, but not in women. Eight out of eleven patients with low vitamin B12 levels showed significant memory deficits. Conclusions: We have to consider the possibility of depression for the elderly patients complaining memory problems at a general practitioner clinic. When restricted to patients without depression, men with cognitive dysfunction had a tendency of elevated serum TSH levels, indicating the complication of subclinical hypothyroidism.