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Symposium

Behavioral and Social Sciences

The CONFIDENCE Financial Well-Being Intervention for Latino Family Caregivers: Pilot Study Results

Sunday, November 12, 2023
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Location: Room 101

Family caregivers to people living with dementia encounter an average of $10,697 per year in out-of-pocket caregiving costs that exert long-term material and psychological consequences. Latino caregivers encounter higher out-of-pocket caregiving costs relative to their income than non-Latino caregivers. There is an unmet need for programs to alleviate financial hardship among caregivers, particularly those culturally tailored to Latino caregivers. The Confidently Navigating Financial Decisions and Enhancing Financial Wellbeing in Dementia Caregiving (CONFIDENCE) program draws on successful intervention approaches identified within nursing and gerontological research to manage out-of-pocket caregiving costs and prevent financial hardship among caregivers to persons living with dementia. Between May 2022 and February 2023, CONFIDENCE was delivered to six cohorts of Latino caregivers at an academic-service center. This symposium will discuss preliminary pilot study results. Donna Benton, PhD, will describe how the intervention was developed with a community advisory council to ensure a culturally-tailored program. Kylie Meyer, PhD, will share the preliminary efficacy of the intervention based on interim analyses of outcomes, including caregiver resourcefulness and financial strain. Alexander Gonzales, BSG, will describe challenges related to recruitment and retention, and considers registration and fidelity data to understand possible causes of low attendance. Lastly, Susanna Mage, PhD(c), MA, will present the findings from the preliminary evaluation of the program to examine the acceptability, including participant satisfaction surveys and one-on-one interviews. Initial success of the pilot phase suggests opportunities for future efficacy testing. If efficacious, CONFIDENCE could help alleviate financial hardship experienced by family caregivers to persons living with dementia.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the importance of a culturally-tailored intervention to manage the financial strain associated with caregiving for a family member living with dementia.
  • Identify how consultation with a community advisory council and integration of findings from qualitative interviews during program development can support intervention acceptability.
  • Determine the preliminary acceptability and feasibility of a financial wellbeing intervention for family caregivers to persons living with dementia.

Presentations:

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Development of a Culturally Tailored Cost Management Intervention Informed by Caregiver Voices
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Preliminary Results of the CONFIDENCE Financial Intervention for Caregivers to Persons Living With Dementia

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kylie Meyer, PhD, Mac (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    We Built It, but They Didn't Come: Challenges With Recruitment and Retention in the CONFIDENCE Pilot Study

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Alexander Gonzalez – University of Southern California

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Acceptability of the CONFIDENCE Intervention: Initial Results From Satisfaction Surveys and Qualitative Interviews

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Susanna M. Mage, MA, PhD(c) (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology