Managing Finances for Persons Living with Dementia: Current Practices and Challenges for Care Partners

Ling Qiu, Johnna Blair, Saeed Abdullah

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Abstract

Dementia is a global public health concern. There are more than 55 million persons living with dementia (PLwDs) globally with 10 million new cases annually. Dementia is characterized by declining cognitive and functional abilities over time. This can lead to serious challenges in financial decision-making and stability for PLwDs. Care partners are often required to undertake financial management responsibilities on behalf of PLwDs. In this preliminary work, we explore the needs and challenges for care partners in managing the finances of PLwDs. We interviewed (N=7) care partners for individuals with mild to severe dementia. We describe our initial findings on the emotional challenges for care partners, the transition of their financial responsibilities over time, and the need for preemptive planning and different collaborative financial management support throughout the course of the illness. These findings can inform accessible and supportive financial technology design for PLwDs and their care partners.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9798400703317
DOIs
StatePublished - May 11 2024
Event2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI EA 2024 - Hybrid, Honolulu, United States
Duration: May 11 2024May 16 2024

Publication series

NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI EA 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHybrid, Honolulu
Period5/11/245/16/24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Software

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