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Caille P, Stephan Y, Sutin AR, Luchetti M, Canada B, Heraud N, Terracciano A. Personality and change in physical activity across 3-10 years. Psychol Health 2024; 39:670-690. [PMID: 35765986 PMCID: PMC9841291 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2092866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between personality traits, defined by the Five-Factor Model, and the initiation and termination of physical activity across adulthood. DESIGN Longitudinal analysis of participants from nine samples (N > 28,000). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Physical activity status at follow-up. RESULTS A random-effect meta-analysis revealed that higher conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness were related to a higher likelihood of initiation of physical activity over time among individuals who were physically inactive at baseline and to a lower risk of termination of physical activity among those who were physically active at baseline. In contrast, higher neuroticism was associated with a lower probability of initiation of physical activity and a higher likelihood of termination over time. Although not hypothesised, agreeableness was also associated with better physical activity outcomes over time. CONCLUSION This study provides the largest and the longest evidence of a replicable association between personality and change in physical activity status. Personality may motivate both the initiation and termination of physical activity.
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- Pauline Caille
- Euromov Digital Health in Motion, University of Montpellier, IMT Mines Ales, Montpellier, France
- Clinique du Souffle La Vallonie - Korian, Lodève, France
- Direction de la recherche clinique et de l'innovation en Santé - Korian, Lodève, France
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- Euromov Digital Health in Motion, University of Montpellier, IMT Mines Ales, Montpellier, France
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- Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Direction de la recherche clinique et de l'innovation en Santé - Korian, Lodève, France
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Stephan Y, Sutin AR, Canada B, Terracciano A. Personality and Risk of Arthritis in Six Longitudinal Samples. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2024:gbae051. [PMID: 38554018 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Personality traits are broadly related to medical conditions, but there is limited research on the association with the risk of arthritis. This multi-cohort study examines the concurrent and prospective associations between personality traits and arthritis risk. METHOD Participants (N > 45,000) were mostly middle-aged and older adults from six established longitudinal cohorts. Baseline assessments of personality traits, covariates (age, sex, education, race, ethnicity, depressive symptoms, body mass index, and smoking), and arthritis diagnosis were obtained in each sample. Arthritis incidence was assessed over 8 to 20 years of follow-up. RESULTS The meta-analyses identified an association between higher neuroticism and an increased risk of concurrent (Odds Ratio= 1.20, 95% CI=1.16-1.24; p<.001, I2= 40.27) and incident (Hazard Ratio= 1.11, 95% CI=1.08-1.14; p<.001, I2= 0) arthritis and between higher conscientiousness and a decreased risk of concurrent (Odds Ratio = 0.88, 95% CI=0.86-0.90; p<.001, I2= 0) and incident (Hazard Ratio= 0.95, 95% CI=0.92-0.98; p=.002, I2= 41.27) arthritis. Higher extraversion was linked to lower risk of concurrent (Odds Ratio= 0.92, 95% CI=0.88-0.96; p<.001, I2= 76.09) and incident (Hazard Ratio= 0.97, 95% CI=0.95-0.99; p=.018, I2= 0) arthritis, and openness was related to lower risk of concurrent arthritis (Odds Ratio= 0.96, 95% CI=0.93-0.99; p=.006, I2= 35.86). Agreeableness was unrelated to arthritis. These association were partially accounted by depressive symptoms, body mass index, and smoking. There was no consistent evidence of moderation by age or sex. DISCUSSION Findings from six samples point to low neuroticism and higher conscientiousness as factors that reduce risk of arthritis.
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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Le Saux O, Canada B, Debarnot U, Haouhache NEH, Lehot JJ, Binay M, Cortet M, Rimmelé T, Duclos A, Rode G, Lilot M, Schlatter S. Association of Personality Traits With the Efficacy of Stress Management Interventions for Medical Students Taking Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. Acad Med 2024:00001888-990000000-00815. [PMID: 38534105 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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PURPOSE Personality traits are associated with psychophysiological stress, but few studies focus on medical students. This study aimed to better understand the association of personality traits with the efficacy of stress management interventions for medical students. METHOD A randomized controlled trial was conducted with fourth-year students who took the objective structured clinical examination at Bernard University Lyon 1 in December 2021. Students were randomized in cardiac biofeedback, mindfulness, and control groups. Each intervention was implemented for 6 minutes before the examination. Physiological stress levels were collected during the intervention. Psychological stress levels were rated by students at baseline and after the intervention. Personality traits were assessed via the Big-Five Inventory. Interactions between personality traits and the efficacy of the interventions were analyzed using multivariable linear regression models. RESULTS Four hundred eighty-one students participated. Higher baseline psychological stress levels were associated with higher neuroticism and agreeableness (β = 10.27, 95% confidence interval (CI) [7.40, 13.13], P < .001 and β = 3.42, 95% CI [0.98, 5.85], P = .006, respectively) and lower openness (β = -4.95, 95% CI [-7.40, -2.49], P < .001). As compared to the control intervention, both stress management interventions led to lower levels of psychological (P < .001 for both) and physiological stress levels (biofeedback: P < .001 and mindfulness: P = .009). Biofeedback efficacy varied by extraversion score for psychological (β = -5.66, 95% CI [-10.83, -0.50], P = .03) and physiological stress reduction (β = -0.002, 95% CI [-0.003, -0.00004], P = .045). Mindfulness efficacy varied by agreeableness score for psychological stress reduction (β = -7.87, 95% CI [-13.05, -2.68], P = .003). CONCLUSIONS Students with a high score in extraversion may benefit more from biofeedback interventions, while students with high scores in agreeableness may benefit more from mindfulness interventions.
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Lignier B, Petot JM, Canada B, Nicolas M, Courtois R, De Oliveira P. The structure of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised: Global distress, Somatization, Hostility, and Phobic Anxiety scales are reliable and robust across community and clinical samples from four European countries. Psychiatry Res 2024; 331:115635. [PMID: 38101071 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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While the reliability of SCL-90-R subscales is often questioned, five relatively recent European studies have examined the factor structure of SCL-90-R using a bifactor model and concluded that most of these subscales are reliable. However, examination of their results shows that three subscales, Somatization, Hostility, and Phobic Anxiety, consistently had significantly higher reliability than the other six across clinical and community samples recruited in three very different European countries, Greece, Hungary, and the Netherlands. The objective of this study was to examine whether this "top-3″ would be found in a sample from a fourth European country, France. To do this, we had 696 university students (387 women, 56 %) complete the SCL-90-R and we examined the reliability of the scales of this questionnaire by testing a bifactor model using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM). Our results confirmed that, in our sample, the three scales presented a higher reliability than the other six scales. It therefore seems that there exists, at least in the European cultural area, a stable structure of the SCL-90-R comprising a global distress factor and three reliable and robust specific factors: Somatization, Hostility, and Phobic Anxiety.
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- Baptiste Lignier
- Département de Psychologie, Laboratoire Psy-DREPI (EA 7458), Esplanade Erasme, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Boulevard du Docteur Petitjean, Dijon 21000, France.
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- Laboratoire CliPsyD (EA 4430), Université de Paris-Nanterre, Nanterre CEDEX F-92001, France
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- Laboratory of Vulnerabilities and Innovation in Sport (EA 7428), Université Lyon Claude Bernard 1, Lyon, France
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- Département de Psychologie, Laboratoire Psy-DREPI (EA 7458), Esplanade Erasme, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Boulevard du Docteur Petitjean, Dijon 21000, France
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- Département de Psychologie, Université de Tours, EE 1901 Qualipsy (Qualité de vie et santé psychologique), Tours 37041 CEDEX 1, France; CHRU de Tours, Clinique Psychiatrique Universitaire et CRIAVS Centre-Val de Loire, Tours 37044 CEDEX 9, France
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- Département de Psychologie, Laboratoire Psy-DREPI (EA 7458), Esplanade Erasme, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Boulevard du Docteur Petitjean, Dijon 21000, France
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Sutin AR, Luchetti M, Stephan Y, Canada B, Terracciano A. Purpose in Life and Risk of Falls: A Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations. Gerontol Geriatr Med 2024; 10:23337214241236039. [PMID: 38455641 PMCID: PMC10919135 DOI: 10.1177/23337214241236039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Background and Aim: Purpose in life is an aspect of well-being that is associated with better health outcomes in older adulthood. We examine the association between purpose in life and likelihood of a recent fall and risk of an incident fall over time. Methods: Purpose in life and falls were reported concurrently and falls were reported again up to 16 years later in four established longitudinal studies of older adults (total N = 25,418). Results: A random-effects meta-analysis of the four samples indicated that purpose was associated with a 14% lower likelihood of having fallen recently at baseline (meta-analytic OR = 0.88, 95% CI [0.84-0.92]). Among participants who reported no falls at baseline (N = 15,632), purpose was associated with a nearly 10% lower risk of an incident fall over the up to 16-year follow-up (meta-analytic HR = 0.92, 95% CI [0.90-0.94]). These associations were independent of age, sex, race, ethnicity, and education, were not moderated by these factors, and persisted controlling for physical activity and disease burden. Conclusion and Recommendations: Purpose in life is a meaningful aspect of well-being that may be useful to identify individuals at risk for falling, particularly among individuals without traditional risk factors, and be a target of intervention to reduce fall risk.
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- Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Euromov, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, Occitanie, France
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- University of Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Lignier B, Petot JM, De Oliveira P, Nicolas M, Canada B, Courtois R, John OP, Plaisant O, Soto CJ. A reliable instrument for making use of an overly neglected source of information on personality: The French adaptation of the Big Five Inventory-2 (Bfi-2) informant-report form. Encephale 2023:S0013-7006(23)00149-5. [PMID: 37813724 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2023.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The assessment of personality traits is most often based on self-report. However, a growing body of research has shown that informant-report is a valuable and too often overlooked source of unique information. The aim of this study was to validate the French version of the informant-report form of the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2) which assesses 15 facet traits in addition to the five major trait domains. METHODS We asked 699 psychology and sports science and technology students to describe a person they knew well using the BFI-2 and obtained 661 valid records with demographic information. The data were analyzed using a bi-factor exploratory structural equation model with five bifactors corresponding to the Big Five domains, and three group factors (facets) each. RESULTS This model had an excellent overall fit. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the five domains were very satisfactory and the McDonald's omega coefficients were even better. The scales that measured the five major factors were therefore highly reliable, although Extraversion was somewhat less so. The scales measuring facets all had high reliability as measures of the whole formed by the major factor and the group factor. In addition, ten of them were reliable measures of their specific factor, and the remaining five appeared to be pure measures of the five domains. CONCLUSIONS The informant-report form of the BFI-2 is a reliable instrument which is easy and quick to administer. These qualities should enable clinicians and researchers to exploit the much-neglected source of original information provided by informant-reports.
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- Baptiste Lignier
- Département de psychologie, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Esplanade Erasme, laboratoire Psy-DREPI (EA 7458), boulevard du Docteur Petitjean, 21000 Dijon, France.
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- Laboratoire CliPsyD (EA 4430), université de Paris-Nanterre, 92001 Nanterre cedex, France
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- Département de psychologie, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Esplanade Erasme, laboratoire Psy-DREPI (EA 7458), boulevard du Docteur Petitjean, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Département de psychologie, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Esplanade Erasme, laboratoire Psy-DREPI (EA 7458), boulevard du Docteur Petitjean, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Laboratory of Vulnerabilities and Innovation in Sport (EA 7428), université Lyon Claude-Bernard 1, Lyon, France
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- Département de psychologie, EE 1901 Qualipsy (Qualité de vie et santé psychologique), université de Tours, 37041 Tours cedex 1, France; CHRU de Tours, Clinique Psychiatrique Universitaire et CRIAVS Centre-Val de Loire, 37044 Tours cedex 9, France
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- Department of Psychology et Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Fundenberger H, Hupin D, Bongue B, Barth N, Canada B. [Effect of a fall prevention program on subjective age in older people]. Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil 2023; 21:185-191. [PMID: 37519076 DOI: 10.1684/pnv.2023.1096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study tested whether the subjective age tends to decrease after following a fall preventive program. This study also examines whether physical abilities and psychological resources at baseline are associated with this decrease in subjective age. Finally, this study tested to what extent the evolution of subjective age is concomitant with the evolution of these physical abilities and psychological resources between the beginning and the end of the program. METHOD A sample of 42 individuals over 65 years (M = 71) took part in a program comprising 12 balance sessions. These people answered a questionnaire to assess subjective age and fear of falling, at the beginning and at the end of the program. Participants also completed Time Up and Go test, before and after the program. In addition, demographic factors, chronic diseases, subjective health, as well as depressive symptoms were assessed at baseline, and included as covariates in the analyses. RESULTS Wilcoxon signed rank analyzes showed that participants felt younger after the intervention than before (W = 334; p < 0.05). Concretely, participants feeling younger from 6.43% at baseline to 9.63% at the end of the program. The multiple linear regression analyzes reveal that a more favorable perceived health as well as a better mobility function at baseline are associated with an increase of feeling younger at the end of the program. Finally, an improvement in functional mobility between the start and the end of the program is also associated with an increase of feeling younger. DISCUSSION This study highlights the benefits of a fall prevention program on feeling younger for old people. In view of the benefits generated by feeling younger than one's chronological age, this study increases the interest of preventive actions to reduce the loss of functional independence in aging.
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- Sainbiose, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Étienne, France, Physiologie clinique et de l'exercice, CHU de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
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- Sainbiose, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Étienne, France, CETAF (centre technique d'appui et de formation des CES de l'Assurance maladie)
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- Sainbiose, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Étienne, France
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Stephan Y, Sutin AR, Canada B, Deshayes M, Kekäläinen T, Terracciano A. Five-factor model personality traits and grip strength: Meta-analysis of seven studies. J Psychosom Res 2022; 160:110961. [PMID: 35779438 PMCID: PMC9932623 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between Five-Factor Model personality traits and grip strength. METHOD Adults aged 16 to 104 years old (N > 40,000) were from the Health and Retirement Study, the Midlife in the United States Study, The English Longitudinal Study of Aging, the National Health and Aging Trends Survey, the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study, and the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study graduate and sibling samples. Participants had data on personality traits, demographic factors, grip strength, and mediators such as depressive symptoms, physical activity, body mass index (BMI), and c-reactive protein (CRP). RESULTS Across all samples and a meta-analysis, higher neuroticism was related to lower grip strength (meta-analytic estimate: -0.07, 95%CI: -0.075; -0.056). Higher extraversion (0.04, 95%CI: 0.022; 0.060), openness (0.05, 95%CI: 0.032; 0.062), and conscientiousness (0.05, 95%CI: 0.04; 0.065) were associated with higher grip strength across most samples and the meta-analysis. Depressive symptoms were the most consistent mediators between neuroticism and grip strength. Depressive symptoms and physical activity partly mediated the associations with extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness. Lower CRP partly mediated the association with conscientiousness. Sex moderated the associations for extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness, with stronger associations among males. Age moderated the neuroticism association, with stronger associations among younger individuals. CONCLUSION This study provides replicable evidence that personality is related to grip strength and identifies potential moderators and mediators of these associations. Overall, higher neuroticism is a risk factor for low grip strength, whereas high extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness may be protective.
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA
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- Gerontology Research Center and Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Department of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA.
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Fundenberger H, Stephan Y, Terracciano A, Dupré C, Bongue B, Hupin D, Barth N, Canada B. Subjective Age and Falls in Older Age: Evidence from two Longitudinal Cohorts. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2022; 77:1814-1819. [PMID: 35861191 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbac094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Falls are a common and serious health problem. The present study examined the association between subjective age (i.e., feeling younger or older than one's chronological age) and falls in two large national samples. METHOD Participants, aged 65 to 105 years old, were drawn from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Data on falls, subjective age, demographic factors, was available from 2,382 participants in HRS and 3,449 in NHATS. Falls were tracked for up to 8 (HRS) and 7 (NHATS) years. RESULTS Cox regression analyses that included demographic covariates indicated that older subjective age increased the risk of falling in HRS (hazard ratio [HR]=1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.08-1.27), and in NHATS (HR=1.06, 95%CI=1.00-1.13). When compared to people who felt younger, people who reported an older subjective age had a higher risk of fall (HRS: HR=1.65, 95% CI=1.33-2.04; NHATS: HR=1.44, 95% CI=1.15-1.79). The associations remained significant after accounting for depressive symptoms, handgrip strength, chronic diseases, and cognitive impairment in HRS only. DISCUSSION These results confirm the role of subjective age as an important health marker in the aging population. Subjective age assessment can help identify individuals at greater risk of falls.
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- Department of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA
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- SAINBIOSE, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, FRANCE
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- SAINBIOSE, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, FRANCE.,Department of Clinical and Exercise Physiology, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, FRANCE
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- SAINBIOSE, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, FRANCE
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Subjective age is associated with health-related outcomes across adulthood. The present study examined the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between personality traits and subjective age. Participants (N > 31,000) were from the Midlife in the United States Study (MIDUS), the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the National Health and Aging Study (NHATS), the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Graduate (WLSG) and Siblings (WLSS) samples, and the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA). Demographic factors, personality traits, and subjective age were assessed at baseline. Subjective age was assessed again in the MIDUS, the HRS, and the NHATS, 4 to almost 20 years later. Across the samples and a meta-analysis, higher neuroticism was related to an older subjective age, whereas higher extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were associated with a younger subjective age. Self-rated health, physical activity, chronic conditions, and depressive symptoms partially mediated these relationships. There was little evidence that chronological age moderated these associations. Multilevel longitudinal analyses found similar associations with the intercept and weak evidence for an association with the slope in the opposite of the expected direction: Lower neuroticism and higher extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were related to feeling relatively older over time. The present study provides replicable evidence that personality is related to subjective age. It extends existing conceptualization of subjective age as a biopsychosocial marker of aging by showing that how old or young individuals feel partly reflects personality traits. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Yannick Stephan
- Euromov, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, FRANCE
- Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Yannick Stephan, Euromov, University of Montpellier, UFRSTAPS, 700, Avenue du Pic St Loup, 34090 Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA
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- Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA
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OBJECTIVE Subjective age has been implicated in a range of health outcomes but its associations with Fear of Falling (FoF) are unknown. The present study examined the relation between subjective age and FoF in large national sample. METHODS Participants were drawn from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS, 2011-2017). 1,679 participants provided data on FoF, subjective age, demographic factors, depressive symptoms, prior falls, self-rated health and measures of the Short Physical Performance Battery. FoF was assessed again 7 years later. RESULTS Regression analyses revealed that an older subjective age was related to a 24% higher likelihood to develop FoF 7 years later. This association was independent of age, sex, educational attainment, race and prior falls. In addition, depressive symptoms, self-rated health, and physical inactivity mediated the associations between subjective age and FoF. CONCLUSIONS The present study showed that an older subjective age is related to the development of FoF over time, and further identified psychological and functional pathways that may explain this association. These results confirm the role of subjective age on one of the markers of frailty in the aging population.
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- Hervé Fundenberger
- SNA EPIS, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, FRANCE,Corresponding author: Hervé Fundenberger, EA SNA EPIS 4607, Université de Lyon, Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Étienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne cedex 2, France,
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- SNA EPIS, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, FRANCE
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- Department of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA
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Canada B, Stephan Y, Sutin AR, Terracciano A. Personality and Falls Among Older Adults: Evidence From a Longitudinal Cohort. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2021; 75:1905-1910. [PMID: 30945733 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbz040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Falls can have catastrophic consequences, especially for older adults. This study examined whether personality traits predict the incidence of falls in older age. METHOD Participants were older adults aged from 65 to 99 years (N = 4,759) drawn from the Health and Retirement Study. Personality traits and demographic factors were assessed at baseline. Falls were tracked for up to 11 years. RESULTS Over the follow-up period, 2,811 individuals reported falls. Cox regression analyses that included demographic covariates indicated that lower conscientiousness and higher neuroticism increased the risk of falling. Disease burden, depressive symptoms, and physical inactivity mediated the associations between both traits and falls incidence, whereas smoking status and handgrip strength mediated the neuroticism-falls incidence association. DISCUSSION This study provides new prospective evidence that personality predicts the incidence of falls in older adults and suggest that personality assessment may help identifying individuals at higher risk of falling.
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences & Social Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee
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- Department of Geriatrics, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee
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Stephan Y, Sutin AR, Canada B, Terracciano A. The Association between Subjective Age and Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome: Results from a Population-Based Cohort Study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2021; 76:2023-2028. [PMID: 33718965 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbab047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The motoric cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome, characterized by cognitive complaints and slower gait speed, is a pre-dementia syndrome associated with dementia and mortality risk. The present study examined whether subjective age, that is how old or young individuals feel relative to their chronological age, is related to concurrent and incident MCR syndrome. A relation between subjective age and MCR will inform knowledge on psychological factors related to dementia risk, identify who is at greater risk, and suggest a potential target of intervention. METHOD The study sample was composed of 6,341 individuals aged 65 to 107 years without dementia from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a longitudinal study of adults aged 50 years and older. Participants completed measures of subjective age, cognitive complaints, and gait speed and provided information on demographic factors, cognition, physical activity, depressive symptoms, and body mass index (BMI) at baseline in 2008/2010. Incident MCR was assessed four and eight years later. RESULTS Controlling for demographic factors, an older subjective age was related to more than 60% higher likelihood of MCR at baseline and to around 50% higher risk of incident MCR over time. These associations remained significant when cognition, physical inactivity, depressive symptoms, and BMI were included in the analytic models. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence that how old individuals feel is related to concurrent and incident MCR beyond the effect of chronological age, other demographic factors, physical inactivity, depressive symptoms, BMI, and cognitive functioning.
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA
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Canada B, Stephan Y, Fundenberger H, Sutin AR, Terracciano A. Cross-sectional and prospective association between personality traits and IADL/ADL limitations. Psychol Aging 2021; 36:309-321. [PMID: 33705191 DOI: 10.1037/pag0000502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Prior research has shown that personality traits are associated with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs (IADLs). To advance research on the psychological factors related to aging-related functional limitations, this study examined the relation between personality traits and both concurrent and incident functional limitations, tested whether these associations are similar across IADLs and ADLs, and tested potential mediators of these associations. Participants were drawn from eight longitudinal samples from the U.S., England, and Japan. Participants provided data on demographic variables, the five major personality traits, and on the Katz ADL-scale and Lawton IADL-scales. IADL/ADL limitations were assessed again 3-18 years later. A consistent pattern of associations was found between personality traits and functional limitations, with associations slightly stronger for IADLs than ADLs, and robust across samples that used different measures and from different cultural contexts. The meta-analysis indicated that higher neuroticism was related to a higher likelihood of concurrent and incident IADL/ADL limitations, and higher conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness were associated with lower risk. Higher agreeableness was associated with lower risk of concurrent IADL/ADL, but unrelated to incident limitations. Physical activity, disease burden, depressive symptoms, self-rated health, handgrip strength, falls, and smoking status mediated the relation between personality traits and incident IADL/ADL limitations. The present study indicates that personality traits are risk factors for both IADL and ADL limitations across multiple national cohorts, identifies potential mediators, and informs conceptual models on psychological risk factors for functional decline. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Florida State University
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Stephan Y, Sutin AR, Luchetti M, Canada B, Terracciano A. Personality and HbA1c: Findings from six samples. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2020; 120:104782. [PMID: 32659693 PMCID: PMC9837711 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Personality traits are associated with risk of diabetes, but most research to date has relied on participants reported diagnosis rather than objective markers of glycaemia. The present study examined the association between the five major domains of personality (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness) and haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Participants (N > 26,000) were individuals aged from 16 to 104 years from six large community samples from the US, Europe, and Japan who had data on personality, demographic factors, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and HbA1c. Of the five factors, only higher conscientiousness was related consistently to lower HbA1c level across most samples and in the meta-analysis. Conscientiousness was also related to lower risk of HbA1c ≥6.5 % (OR = .85, 95 %CI = 0.80-0.90). BMI and physical activity partially mediated the link between conscientiousness and HbA1c. There were not consistent associations for the other four traits across the six samples and no consistent associations between personality and likelihood of undiagnosed diabetes. The present study found replicable associations between conscientiousness and HbA1c in adulthood. Assessment of conscientiousness may improve the identification of individuals at risk of diabetes and guide personalized interventions for regulation of HbA1c level.
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Delrieu L, Anota A, Trédan O, Freyssenet D, Maire A, Canada B, Fournier B, Febvey-Combes O, Pilleul F, Bouhamama A, Caux C, Joly F, Fervers B, Pialoux V, Pérol D, Pérol O. Design and methods of a national, multicenter, randomized and controlled trial to assess the efficacy of a physical activity program to improve health-related quality of life and reduce fatigue in women with metastatic breast cancer: ABLE02 trial. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:622. [PMID: 32620149 PMCID: PMC7333295 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07093-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with a metastatic breast cancer suffer from a deteriorated health-related quality of life and numerous symptoms such as pain, severe fatigue and a decrease of their physical fitness. As the feasibility of a physical activity program has been demonstrated in this population, ABLE02 aims to assess the efficacy of a 6 month-physical activity program using connected devices to improve health-related quality of life and to reduce fatigue in women with metastatic breast cancer. METHODS ABLE02 is a prospective, national, multicenter, randomized, controlled and open-label study. A total of 244 patients with a metastatic breast cancer, with at least one positive hormone receptor and a first-line chemotherapy planned, will be randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to: (i) the intervention arm to receive physical activity recommendations, an activity tracker to wear 24 h a day during the whole intervention (6 months) with at least three weekly walking sessions and quizzes each week on physical activity and nutrition (ii) the control arm to receive physical activity recommendations only. Health-related quality of life will be assessed every 6 weeks and main assessments will be conducted at baseline, M3, M6, M12 and M18 to evaluate the clinical, physical, biological and psychological parameters and survival of participants. All questionnaires will be completed on a dedicated application. DISCUSSION An activity program based on a smartphone application linked to an activity tracker may help to improve quality of life and reduce fatigue of patients with a metastatic breast cancer. The growth of e-health offers the opportunity to get real-time data as well as improving patient empowerment in order to change long-term behaviors. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT number: NCT04354233 .
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- Lidia Delrieu
- Department of Cancer and Environment, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, 28 rue Laennec, 69008, Lyon, France
- Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Biology EA7424, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Methodology and Quality of Life in Oncology unit (INSERM UMR 1098), University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
- RIGHT Interactions Greffon-Hôte-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, F-25000, Besançon, France
- French National Platform Quality of Life and Cancer, Besançon, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Biology EA7424, Univ Lyon, University Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Cancer and Environment, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, 28 rue Laennec, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Laboratory on Vulnerabilities and Innovations in Sport, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Cancer and Environment, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, 28 rue Laennec, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL), Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Medical Oncology Department, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France
- INSERM, U1086, ANTICIPE, Caen, France
- Cancer & Cognition, Platform, Ligue Contre le Cancer, CHU de Caen, Caen, France
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- Department of Cancer and Environment, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, 28 rue Laennec, 69008, Lyon, France
- INSERM UA8, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Biology EA7424, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cancer and Environment, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, 28 rue Laennec, 69008, Lyon, France.
- INSERM UA8, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
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Stephan Y, Sutin AR, Canada B, Terracciano A. Personality and Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome. J Am Geriatr Soc 2020; 68:803-808. [PMID: 31880326 PMCID: PMC7156302 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine whether five major personality traits are related to the motoric cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome, a pre-dementia syndrome characterized by cognitive complaints and slow gait speed. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the National Health and Aging Trends Survey (NHATS). PARTICIPANTS Dementia-free older adults aged 65 to 107 years (N > 8000). MEASUREMENTS In both samples, participants provided data on personality, cognitive complaints, and measures of gait speed, as well as on demographic factors, physical activity, depressive symptoms, and body mass index (BMI). RESULTS Across the two samples and a meta-analysis, higher neuroticism was related to higher risk of MCR (combined odds ratio [OR] = 1.32; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.21-1.45; P < .001), whereas higher extraversion (combined OR = .71; 95% CI = .65-.79; P < .001) and conscientiousness (combined OR = .70; 95% CI = .62-.78; P < .001) were associated with a lower likelihood of MCR. Higher openness was also related to a lower risk of MCR in the HRS and the meta-analysis (combined OR = .77; 95% CI = .70-.85; P < .001), whereas agreeableness was protective only in the HRS (OR = .83; 95% CI = .74-.92; P < .001). Additional analyses indicated that physical activity, depressive symptoms, and BMI partially accounted for these associations. CONCLUSION This study adds to existing research on the factors related to the risk of MCR by showing an association with personality traits. Personality assessment may help to identify individuals who may be targeted by interventions focused on reducing the risk of MCR and ultimately of dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:803-808, 2020.
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Florida State University, USA
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Delrieu L, Pérol O, Fervers B, Friedenreich C, Vallance J, Febvey-Combes O, Pérol D, Canada B, Roitmann E, Dufresne A, Bachelot T, Heudel PE, Trédan O, Touillaud M, Pialoux V. A Personalized Physical Activity Program With Activity Trackers and a Mobile Phone App for Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Single-Arm Feasibility Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2018; 7:e10487. [PMID: 30166274 PMCID: PMC6137283 DOI: 10.2196/10487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND About 5% of breast cancer cases are metastatic at diagnosis, and 20%-30% of localized breast cancer cases become secondarily metastatic. Patients frequently report many detrimental symptoms related to metastasis and treatments. The physical, biological, psychological, and clinical benefits of physical activity during treatment in patients with localized breast cancer have been demonstrated; however, limited literature exists regarding physical activity and physical activity behavior change in patients with metastatic breast cancer. OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of a 6-month physical activity intervention with activity trackers in patients with metastatic breast cancer (the Advanced stage Breast cancer and Lifestyle Exercise, ABLE Trial). Secondary objectives are to examine the effects of physical activity on physical, psychological, anthropometrics, clinical, and biological parameters. METHODS We plan to conduct a single-center, single-arm trial with 60 patients who are newly diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Patients will receive an unsupervised and personalized 6-month physical activity program that includes an activity tracker Nokia Go and is based on the physical activity recommendation. Patients will be encouraged to accumulate at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity. Baseline and 6-month assessments will include anthropometric measures, functional tests (eg, 6-minute walk test and upper and lower limb strength), blood draws, patient-reported surveys (eg, quality of life and fatigue), and clinical markers of tumor progression (eg, Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors criteria). RESULTS Data collection occurred between October 2016 and January 2018, and the results are expected in August 2018. CONCLUSIONS The ABLE Trial will be the first study to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an unsupervised and personalized physical activity intervention performed under real-life conditions with activity trackers in patients with metastatic breast cancer. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03148886; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03148886 (Accessed by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/71yabi0la). REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER RR1-10.2196/10487.
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- Lidia Delrieu
- Department of Cancer and Environment, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.,Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cancer and Environment, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cancer and Environment, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.,Inserm U1052, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Alberta Health Services, Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, CancerControl Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Laboratory on Vulnerabilities and Innovations in Sport, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Digital Health, Data and Studies Department, Nokia Technologies, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cancer and Environment, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.,Inserm U1052, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, Lyon, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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OBJECTIVE A small body of research has highlighted the role of the five-factor model personality traits in subjective age. However, no study has yet focused on the mechanisms through which personality could be related to subjective age among older adults. The purpose of the present study was to examine the mediating role of age-group identification in relation between personality traits and subjective age. It was hypothesized that both extraversion and openness to experience are positively related to a younger subjective age through the mediation of their negative relationship with age-group identification. METHOD A cross-sectional study was conducted with 501 older individuals aged from 60 to 95 years who completed measures of sociodemographic variables, self-rated health, personality, subjective age, and age-group identification. RESULTS Multiple regression analysis revealed that openness to experience was positively related to subjective age through the complete mediation of age-group identification, whereas no support was found for the relationship between extraversion and subjective age. CONCLUSION This study fills a gap in the existing literature and reveals that openness to experience is related to a youthful subjective age, because older open individuals tend to distance themselves from their age group. Therefore, this study confirms that personality deserves attention as a predictor of subjective age, independently of sociodemographic and health-related variables.
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- Brice Canada
- a Department of Sport Sciences , University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble , France
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Canada B, Stephan Y, Jaconelli A, Duberstein PR. The Moderating Effect of Chronological Age on the Relation Between Neuroticism and Physical Functioning: Cross-Sectional Evidence From Two French Samples. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2014; 71:35-40. [DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Stephan Y, Boiché J, Canada B, Terracciano A. Association of personality with physical, social, and mental activities across the lifespan: Findings from US and French samples. Br J Psychol 2013; 105:564-80. [PMID: 24182200 DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Despite evidence for its health-related benefits, little is known on the psychological predictors of the participation in leisure activities across the lifespan. Therefore, this study aimed to identify whether personality is associated with a variety of different types of activities, involving physical, cognitive, and social components. The samples included individuals from the second wave of the National Study of Midlife in the United States (N = 3,396) and community-dwelling French individuals (N = 2,917) aged between 30 and 84. Both samples completed measures of the five-factor model of personality. To create an activity index, we combined the physical, social, and cognitive (games and developmental) activities performed at least once a month. In both samples, individuals who scored higher on extraversion and openness were more likely to engage in a variety of activity types. The findings were consistent across two samples from different western societies and suggest that extraversion and openness contribute to social, cognitive, and physical functioning across the lifespan.
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- Yannick Stephan
- EA 4556 Epsylon, Department of Sport Sciences, Psychology and Medicine, University of Montpellier and St-Etienne, Montpellier, France
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Jaconelli A, Stephan Y, Canada B, Chapman BP. Personality and physical functioning among older adults: the moderating role of education. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2012; 68:553-7. [PMID: 23070900 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Drawing upon a vulnerability model, this study tested whether low educational level would amplify the negative contribution of risky personality traits, such as high neuroticism and low conscientiousness, on older adults physical functioning. METHOD Five hundred and thirteen French-speaking community-dwelling older adults aged 60-91 years (mean age = 66.37, SD = 5.32) completed measures of physical functioning, education, personality traits, chronic conditions, and demographic variables. RESULTS Results revealed that extraversion and conscientiousness were positively associated with physical functioning, whereas neuroticism was a negative predictor, beyond demographics, chronic conditions, and education. The negative relationship between neuroticism and physical functioning was stronger among individuals with low educational level and was nonsignificant among older people with higher level of education. DISCUSSION This study is the first to support a vulnerability model, which entails an amplification of neuroticism risk at low education, but a diminishment of neuroticism risk for activity limitations at high education. As a whole, it appears that a focus on either personality or education without taking into account each other provides only a partial account of the predictors of basic daily physical activities in old age.
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- Alban Jaconelli
- Department of Sport Sciences, EA 3742 University of Grenoble, France
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Johnson M, Goad S, Canada B. Attitudes toward nursing as expressed by nursing and non-nursing college males. J Nurs Educ 1984; 23:387-92. [PMID: 6094766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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One way to address the increasingly critical shortage of nurses in the health care system is to recruit more men into nursing. To do so effectively one must understand the attitudes that potential male recruits have toward nursing as a career. This investigation was undertaken to determine differences in attitudes toward nursing as a career held by men in various majors. The Attitudes Toward Nursing Scale (ATNS), developed by the investigators, was used to measure five categories of attitudes toward selecting nursing as a career frequently cited in the literature. A sample of 247 male non-nursing and 94 male nursing community college students completed the scale. Analysis of demographic variables revealed that the nursing students were more likely to be older, married, and have military corpsman experience than were the non-nursing students. Additional statistical analysis revealed that communication majors (i.e., English, Drama, Speech) were most similar and mathematics majors were least similar to nursing majors in various attitudes. Also, a substantial percentage of non-nursing majors were potential recruits for nursing in that they indicated interest in nursing as an alternative career. Recruitment of men into nursing programs will not solve the current shortage of nurses. However, men as a viable source should not be treated lightly. Recruitment efforts should focus on recognizing interested students, and recruiting those who have attitudes toward nursing as a career which are similar to those of nursing majors.
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