DOI: 10.1002/alz.
068923
DEMENTIA CARE PRACTICE (DESCRIPTIVE)
POSTER PRESENTATION
DEMENTIA CARE PRACTICE
Does Caregiver Education Level Influence Confidence in Care
Budgeting and Planning for Persons Living with Alzheimer’s
Disease or Related Dementias?
Beth E Fields1
Matthew Zuraw3
1
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison,
WI, USA
2
CareVirtue, San Diego, CA, USA
3
CareVirtue, Madison, WI, USA
Correspondence
Beth E Fields, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Email: befields2@wisc.edu
Alzheimer’s Dement. 2022;18(Suppl. 9):e068923.
https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.068923
Justin J Boutilier1 Anna Jolliff1 Christian Elliott2
Nicole Werner1
Abstract
Background: The nearly 11 million unpaid caregivers (‘family members or friends’)
who provide care to the 6.5 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related
dementias (ADRD) in the United States are frequently tasked with substantial and
overwhelming care budgeting and planning. Yet, many of these caregivers encounter
individual-level barriers that make it difficult to carry out care budgeting and planning
tasks. An individual-level factor that is not well understood is the education level of
ADRD caregivers.
Objective: This ongoing study is investigating the role of caregiver education level in
predicting confidence in ADRD care budgeting and planning.
Methods: Caregivers of people living with ADRD residing in the United States com-
pleted the Caregiving Financial and Legal Planning Survey in 2022. Secondary analyses
of cross-sectional data are currently underway. A total of 238 caregivers self-reported
their confidence in care budgeting and planning, which was assessed by the following
question “How confident are you in knowing about care budgeting and planning (1 =
not at all confident, 5 = extremely confident). Those responding ‘4’ or greater were des-
ignated as high confidence. Descriptive statistics were used to examine demographic
characteristics of caregivers. Logistic regression analyses will be used to determine the
relationship between caregiver education level and confidence in care budgeting and
planning while controlling for demographic characteristics.
Preliminary Results: The average caregiver was 52 years old (range 36-67), female
(78%), white (82%), and had a bachelor’s or equivalent level of education (34%).
Thirty-five percent of the caregivers (83) reported high confidence. Logistic regression
analyses are in progress.
Conclusion: Results may suggest that caregivers with higher education levels feel more
confident in care budgeting and planning. Practitioners and researchers may need to
evaluate ways to improve training resources on how to budget and plan for ADRD care.
A better understanding of factors that contribute to care budgeting and planning may
inform tailored caregiving interventions and future social support policies.
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