Ascertaining Out-of-Pocket Costs of Dementia Care: Feasibility Study of a Web-Based Weekly Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caring for a family member living with dementia is costly. A major contributor to care demands, and therefore to the costs, are the behavioral symptoms of dementia. Here, we examine the feasibility of ascertaining costs related to caregiving from weekly web-based surveys collected during a telehealth-based behavioral intervention study-Support via Technology: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer Disease.

Objective

This study aims to determine the feasibility and acceptability of using a web-based weekly survey to capture real-time data on out-of-pocket caregiving expenses and time commitments associated with dementia care. To examine relationships between behavioral symptoms, care partner reactivity, burden, and out-of-pocket dementia care costs.

Method

SUBMITTER: Dawson WD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11464940 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature