
Seniors who are neurotic are more likely to receive care in a nursing home, according to research in The Milbank Quarterly.
Researchers examined data from 1,000 seniors participating in a Medicare demonstration project. These seniors were classified under five personality traits: neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness.
Those grouped as neurotic were more than twice as likely to spend time in a nursing home, researchers found. These seniors are more likely to feel angry, anxious, depressed or vulnerable.
From the November 01, 2013 Issue of McKnight's Long-Term Care News