Table 3 The relationship between personality trait groupings and ‘living well’ in people with dementia
Trait groupings | Unadjusted Model | Adjusted Model 1 | Adjusted Model 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | Slope | Intercept | Slope | Intercept | Slope | |
Neuroticism | ||||||
Low | 2.02 (1.46–2.59) | 0.03 (-0.28–0.34) | 1.83 (1.28–2.38) | 0.05 (-0.26–0.35) | 1.83 (1.29–2.38) | 0.05 (-0.26–0.35) |
Medium | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
High | -3.99 (-4.57 – -3.42) | 0.33 (0.02–0.64) | -3.76 (-4.33 – -3.19) | 0.35 (0.04–0.67) | -3.76 (-4.33 – -3.19) | 0.35 (0.03–0.67) |
Extraversion | ||||||
Low | -2.19 (-2.83 – -1.56) | 0.11 (-0.22–0.44) | -2.07 (-2.68 – -1.46) | 0.14 (-0.19–0.47) | -2.07 (-2.68 – -1.46) | 0.14 (-0.19–0.47) |
Medium | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
High | 1.52 (0.93–2.10) | 0.11 (-0.19–0.41) | 1.61 (1.05–2.18) | 0.12 (-0.18–0.42) | 1.62 (1.05–2.18) | 0.12 (-0.18–0.42) |
Conscientiousness | ||||||
Low | -2.00 (-2.58 – -1.41) | 0.24 (-0.07–0.54) | -1.77 (-2.34 – -1.20) | 0.22 (-0.08–0.53) | -1.77 (-2.33 – -1.20) | 0.22 (-0.08–0.53) |
Medium | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
High | 1.75 (1.17–2.32) | -0.10 (-0.40–0.20) | 1.63 (1.07–2.18) | -0.10 (-0.40–0.19) | 1.64 (1.09–2.20) | -0.11 (-0.41–0.18) |
Openness | ||||||
Low | -0.90 (-1.50 – -0.30) | 0.18 (-0.13–0.48) | -0.90 (-1.49 – -0.32) | 0.15 (-0.16–0.46) | -0.91 (-1.49 – -0.33) | 0.15 (-0.16–0.46) |
Medium | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
High | 1.00 (0.36–1.64) | 0.07 (-0.25–0.38) | 0.90 (0.28–1.52) | 0.05 (-0.27–0.37) | 0.92 (0.30–1.54) | 0.05 (-0.27–0.37) |
Agreeableness | ||||||
Low | -0.84 (-1.47 – -0.21) | -0.28 (-0.60–0.05) | -0.75 (-1.36 – -0.14) | -0.26 (-0.59–0.07) | -0.77 (-1.38 – -0.16) | -0.26 (-0.58–0.07) |
Medium | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
High | 0.79 (0.22–1.36) | -0.01 (-0.30–0.27) | 0.83 (0.27–1.38) | -0.01 (-0.30–0.28) | 0.84 (0.29–1.40) | -0.01 (-0.30–0.27) |