Understanding financial hardship in families of people living with dementia: Protocol for a scoping review to identify subjective self-report measures that evaluate financial hardship.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Financial hardship (including financial stress, financial strain, asset depletion, and financial toxicity) is a highly relevant construct among the 6.9 million people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) in the United States and their family networks. This scoping review will identify existing measures and approaches for capturing financial strain among these families.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review will be reported in accordance with PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Searches will be conducted in Embase (Embase.com), Medline (Ovid), CINAHLComplete (EbscoHost), AgeLine (EbscoHost), APA PsycInfo (EbscoHost), Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection databases to identify tools, measures, or approaches for measuring self-reported financial ha

SUBMITTER: Carlozzi NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12419593 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature