CONFIDENCE Financial Education for Caregivers

NCT ID: NCT05292248

Last Updated: 2024-08-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-01

Study Completion Date

2024-03-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine how feasible it is to deliver an online course to reduce out-of-pocket costs of caregiving and reduce financial stress among Latino family caregivers to a family member living with dementia. The investigators hope that that the results of this study will help to reduce high these out-of-pocket costs and improve financial wellbeing for Latino family caregivers.

Caregivers will be asked to to participate in 3 online surveys, in addition to participating in 5, 1.5 hour group-based Zoom learning sessions.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Caregiver Burden Financial Stress Dementia Alzheimer Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CONFIDENCE Education Intervention

Participants will attend the 5-week CONFIDENCEProgram. This program will include attending 5 group-based sessions delivered by videoconference. Each session will last approximately 1.5 hours each and will cover topics such as how to budget, accessing community resources to displace the out-of-pocket costs of caregiving, asking for help, balancing employment and caregiving, and more.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Confidently Navigating Financial Decisions and Enhancing Financial Wellbeing in Dementia Caregiving

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Multicomponent psychoeducational intervention focused on financial wellbeing

Interventions

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Confidently Navigating Financial Decisions and Enhancing Financial Wellbeing in Dementia Caregiving

Multicomponent psychoeducational intervention focused on financial wellbeing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Caregiver to someone diagnosed by a physician with probably Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia at least 6 months ago
* Latino or Hispanic ethnicity
* At least 50 years of age of older
* Able to attend 5, 1.5 hour to 2 hour group-based lessons over 5 weeks
* No plans to place family member in a facility within the next 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

* Unreliable access to email, a computer and internet access
* Does note speak and read English
* Previously participated in CONFIDENCE program
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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AARP Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Southern California

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Case Western Reserve University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kylie Meyer

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kylie Meyer, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Case Western Reserve University

Locations

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Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Rainville C, Skufca L, Mehegan L. Family Caregiving and Out-of-Pocket Costs: 2016 Report: AARP; 2016. https://www.khi.org/assets/uploads/news/14680/family-caregiving-cost-survey-res-ltc.pdf

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Norvilitis JM, Szablicki PB, Wilson SD. Factors Influencing Levels of Credit-Card Debt in College Students. J of Applied Social Psychology 2003;33(5):935-47.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Ritter PL, Sheth K, Stewart AL, Gallagher-Thompson D, Lorig K. Development and Evaluation of the Eight-Item Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES-8). Gerontologist. 2022 Mar 28;62(3):e140-e149. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa174.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33146727 (View on PubMed)

Shim S, Barber BL, Card NA, Xiao JJ, Serido J. Financial socialization of first-year college students: the roles of parents, work, and education. J Youth Adolesc. 2010 Dec;39(12):1457-70. doi: 10.1007/s10964-009-9432-x. Epub 2009 Jul 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20938727 (View on PubMed)

Shapiro GK, Burchell BJ. Measuring financial anxiety. Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics. 2012;5(2):92-103.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Zauszniewski JA, Lai CY, Tithiphontumrong S. Development and testing of the Resourcefulness Scale for Older Adults. J Nurs Meas. 2006 Spring-Summer;14(1):57-68. doi: 10.1891/jnum.14.1.57.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16764178 (View on PubMed)

Meyer K, Mage SM, Gonzalez A, Zauszniewski JA, Rhodes S, Perales-Puchalt J, Wilber K, Song L, Puga F, Benton D. Lessons from a Pilot Study of a Culturally Tailored Financial Well-Being Intervention Among Latino Family Caregivers. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Jun;44(6):938-948. doi: 10.1177/07334648241293524. Epub 2024 Oct 17.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39420566 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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20210794HU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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