The goal of this National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stage 1a study is to develop and pilot test a research- and community-informed financial counseling and advocacy (FCA) intervention for dementia family caregivers in early and middle adulthood. The main question it aims to answer is: Is a research- and community-informed financial counseling and advocacy intervention usable, feasible and acceptable for dementia family caregivers in early and middle adulthood? Participants will engage in a four-week single group financial counseling and advocacy intervention and complete pre- and post-intervention measures addressing financial well-being, caregiver strain, workplace productivity, and flourishing along with usability, acceptability, and feasibility measures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Financial assessment, coaching, self-advocacy support, referrals, educational toolkit, and follow-up
University of Utah College of Nursing
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
RECRUITINGFeasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)
Higher score indicates greater feasibility (Range 4-20)
Time frame: After intervention completion at 4 weeks
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
Higher score indicates greater acceptability (Range 4-20)
Time frame: After intervention completion at 4 weeks
Study Usability
Higher score indicates greater usability (Range: 5-25)
Time frame: After intervention completion at 4 weeks
Modified Caregiver Strain Index
Higher score indicates higher caregiver strain (Range: 0-26)
Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks
Workplace Productivity and Activity Impairment
Higher score indicates greater presenteeism, absenteeism, work productivity loss, and activity impairment (Range: 0-100)
Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Financial Well-Being Scale
Higher score indicates greater financial well-being (Range: 0-40)
Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks
Harvard Flourishing Measure
Higher score indicates greater flourishing in the following domains: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Mental and Physical Health, Meaning and Purpose, Character and Virtue, and Close Social Relationships, and Financial and Material Stability (Range: 0-10 for each subscale and overall scale score)
Time frame: At baseline and after intervention completion at 4 weeks
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