Personality Predictors of Emergency Department Post-Discharge Outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorAtherton, Olivia E.
dc.contributor.authorWillroth, Emily C.
dc.contributor.authorSchwaba, Ted
dc.contributor.authorGoktan, Ayla J.
dc.contributor.authorGraham, Eileen K.
dc.contributor.authorCondon, David M.
dc.contributor.authorRao, Mitesh B.
dc.contributor.authorMroczek, Daniel K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-13T19:25:02Z
dc.date.available2022-07-13T19:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-22
dc.description20 pagesen_US
dc.description.abstractPersonality traits are important predictors of health behaviors, healthcare utilization, and health outcomes. However, we know little about the role of personality traits for emergency department outcomes. The present study used data from 200 patients (effective Ns range from 84 to 191), who were being discharged from the emergency department at an urban hospital, to investigate whether the Big Five personality traits were associated with post-discharge outcomes (i.e., filling prescriptions, following up with primary care physician, making an unscheduled return to the emergency department). Using logistic regression, we found few associations among the broad Big Five domains and post-discharge outcomes. However, results showed statistically significant associations between specific Big Five items (e.g., “responsible”) and the three post-discharge outcomes. This study demonstrates the feasibility of assessing personality traits in an emergency medicine setting and highlights the utility of having information about patients’ personality tendencies for predicting post-discharge compliance.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by a pilot grant awarded to Daniel K. Mroczek and Mitesh B. Rao from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, as well as grants from the National Institute of Aging awarded to Daniel K. Mroczek (AG018436; AG064006)en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtherton, O. E., Willroth, E. C., Schwaba, T., Goktan, A. J., Graham, E. K., Condon, D. M., Rao, M. B., & Mroczek, D. K. (2021). Personality Predictors of Emergency Department Post-Discharge Outcomes. Personality Science, 2, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.7193en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5964/ps.7193en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/27458
dc.identifier.urihttps://ps.psychopen.eu/index.php/ps/article/view/7193en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPsychOpenen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/27449en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USen_US
dc.subjectPersonality traitsen_US
dc.subjectBig Fiveen_US
dc.subjectEmergency medicineen_US
dc.subjectBehavioral medicineen_US
dc.subjectAdherenceen_US
dc.subjectComplianceen_US
dc.subjectPost-discharge outcomesen_US
dc.subjectHealth behavioren_US
dc.titlePersonality Predictors of Emergency Department Post-Discharge Outcomesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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