Care Partner Confidence and Experiences in Legal Planning for People Living With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Care partners of persons living with dementia perform complex legal planning tasks. The purpose of this study was to survey care partners in the United States to understand their confidence and experience in performing legal planning tasks.

Research design and methods

This study used a parallel mixed-methods research design. We administered a web-based survey to 318 adults who self-identified as care partners of persons living with dementia. The survey contained Likert scale questions and open-ended questions about legal planning tasks. Multivariate linear regression was used to analyze quantitative data and inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data.

Results

Care partners were, on average, 53 years of age and 78% female

SUBMITTER: Jolliff A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11190962 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature