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Psychological profiles associated with mental, cognitive and brain health in middle-aged and older adults
Bartrés-Faz, David; Demnitz-King, Harriet; Cabello-Toscano, María et al.
2025In Nature Mental Health, 3 (1), p. 92 - 103
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Keywords :
Neuroscience (miscellaneous); Molecular Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Biological Psychiatry
Abstract :
[en] Psychological characteristics are associated with varying dementia risk and protective factors. To determine whether these characteristics aggregate into psychological profiles and whether these profiles differentially relate to aging health, we conducted a cross-sectional investigation in two independent middle-aged (51.4 ± 7.0 years (mean ± s.d.); N = 750) and older adult (71.1 ± 5.9 years; N = 282) cohorts, supplemented by longitudinal analyses in the former. Using a person-centered approach, three profiles emerged in both cohorts: those with low protective characteristics (profile 1), high risk characteristics (profile 2) and well-balanced characteristics (profile 3). Profile 1 showed the worst objective cognition in older age and middle age (at follow-up), and most rapid cortical thinning. Profile 2 exhibited the worst mental health symptomology and lowest sleep quality in both older age and middle age. We identified profile-dependent divergent patterns of associations that may suggest two distinct paths for mental, cognitive and brain health, emphasizing the need for comprehensive psychological assessments in dementia prevention research to identify groups for more personalized behavior-change strategies.
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Bartrés-Faz, David ;  Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ; Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain ; Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Demnitz-King, Harriet ;  Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Cabello-Toscano, María;  Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ; Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain ; Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Vaqué-Alcázar, Lídia ;  Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ; Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain ; Sant Pau Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques Sant Pau-Hospital de Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Saunders, Rob;  CORE Data Lab, Centre for Outcomes and Research Effectiveness, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Touron, Edelweiss ;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Cattaneo, Gabriele;  Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain ; Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
Gonneaud, Julie;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Klimecki, Olga;  Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland ; Biological Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany ; Clinical Psychology, Geneva, Switzerland
Bargalló, Núria;  Diagnostic per la Imatge Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ; Universitat de Barcelona and CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain
Sánchez-Solana, Javier;  Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain ; Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
Tormos, José M.;  Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ; Universidad Católica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Chételat, Gäel ;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Pascual-Leone, Álvaro ;  Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States ; Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
Marchant, Natalie L. ;  Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Wirth, Miranka;  German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Dresden, Germany
Whitfield, Tim;  Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Walker, Zuzana;  Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom ; Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, United Kingdom
Wallet, Cédrick;  Institut de Santé Publique, d’Epidémiologie et de Développement, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France ; CIC-EC1401/EUCLID, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Bordeaux, France
Vuilleumier, Patrik;  Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory for Behavioral Neurology and Imaging of Cognition, Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Schlosser, Marco;  Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom ; Geneva School of Social Sciences, and Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Smith, Rhonda;  Minerva Health & Care Communications Ltd, Andover, United Kingdom
Smagghe, Delphine;  Inserm Transfert, Paris, France
Schimmer, Corinne;  Carré International, Bonn, Germany
Schild, Ann-Katrin;  Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Salmon, Eric  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques
Rauchs, Géraldine;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France ; Inserm UMR-S U1237, GIP Cyceron, Université de Caen-Normandie, Caen, France
Quillard, Anne;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Poisnel, Géraldine;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France ; Inserm UMR-S U1237, GIP Cyceron, Université de Caen-Normandie, Caen, France
Ourry, Valentin;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France ; Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, PSL Université, EPHE, INSERM, U1077, CHU de Caen, GIP Cyceron, NIMH, Caen, France
Molinuevo, José Luis;  Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain ; Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBER FES), Madrid, Spain
Michel, Laurence;  Haute Autorité de Santé, Saint-Denis, France
Meiberth, Dix;  Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Mezenge, Florence;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Lutz, Antoine;  Lyon Neuroscience Research Center Inserm U1028, Lyon University, Lyon, France
Lefranc, Valérie;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Landeau, Brigitte;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Kuhn, Elizabeth;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Krolak-Salmon, Pierre;  Hospices Civils de Lyon, Institut du Vieillissement, CRC Vieillissement-Cerveau-Fragilité, Lyon, France
Jessen, Frank;  Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany ; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany ; Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Goldet, Karine;  Hospices Civils de Lyon, Institut du Vieillissement, CRC Vieillissement-Cerveau-Fragilite, Lyon, France
Frison, Eric;  EUCLID/F-CRIN Clinical Trials Platform, Bordeaux Population Health Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France ; Service d’Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Ferrand Devouge, Eglantine;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France ; Department of General Practice, Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, Rouen, France ; Rouen University Hospital, Centre d’Investigation Clinique-Centre de Ressources Biologiques (CIC-CRB) 1404, Rouen, France
Delarue, Marion;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
De La Sayette, Vincent;  Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, PSL Université, EPHE, INSERM, U1077, CHU de Caen, GIP Cyceron, NIMH, Caen, France ; Service de Neurologie, CHU de Caen, Caen, France
Dautricourt, Sophie;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Coll-Padros, Nina;  Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
Collette, Fabienne  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Neuropsychologie de l'adulte ; Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA > GIGA Neurosciences - Aging & Memory ; Fund for Scientific Research FNRS, Brussels, Belgium
Chocat, Anne;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
Baez Lugo, Sebastian;  Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory for Behavioral Neurology and Imaging of Cognition, Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Bachelet, Romain;  Hospices Civils de Lyon, Institut du Vieillissement, CRC Vieillissement-Cerveau-Fragilite, Lyon, France
André, Claire;  UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND ‘Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders’, NeuroPresage Team, GIP Cyceron, Normandie Université, Caen, France
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Language :
English
Title :
Psychological profiles associated with mental, cognitive and brain health in middle-aged and older adults
Publication date :
2025
Journal title :
Nature Mental Health
eISSN :
2731-6076
Publisher :
Springer Nature
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Pages :
92 - 103
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funding text :
The research leading to these results has received funding from \u2018la Caixa\u2019 Foundation (grant no. LCF/PR/PR16/11110004), the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program (grant no. 667696) and from Institut Guttmann and Fundaci\u00F3 Abertis. D.B.-F. was funded by grant PID2022-137234OB-100 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and \u2018ERDF/EU\u2019, a \u2018Programa de Estancias de Movilidad en Centros Extrangeros\u2019, a Research Stay Grant (PRX21/00690) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Universities, and an ICREA Academia 2019 research grant from the Catalan Government. C.G. and J.S.-S. are partially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2022-139298OA-C22). L.V.-A. was partially funded by a Margarita Salas Grant from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain (Next Generation EU program) and Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Sara Borrell Grant CD23/00235). J.G. was supported by a Young Researcher Grant 2019\u20132022 from the Fondation Alzheimer and Fondation de France. O.K. received funding from the Secr\u00E9tariat d'\u00C9tat \u00E0 la Formation, \u00E0 la Recherche et \u00E0 l\u2019Innovation (SEFRI) under contract no. 15.0336 in the context of the European project \u2018Medit-Ageing\u2019.
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