Death and Taxes: A Grounded Theory of Financial Stress, Coping, and Decision-Making Among Diverse Female-Identified Dementia Care Partners

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dc.contributorLichtenberg, Peter
dc.contributorParmelee, Patricia
dc.contributorMcDonough, Ian
dc.contributorMcDonald, Kristina
dc.contributor.advisorAllen, Rebecca S.
dc.contributor.authorCarden, Keisha Dawn
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T20:33:57Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T20:33:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractAs the population longevity increases, so does the demand for caregivers. The cost for providing unpaid care also continues to increase significantly. Given the weight of this financial burden, it is imperative scientific and clinical communities strive to understand objective income and financial stress, and how these impact decision-making and planning for end-of-life care. Moreover, a nuanced understanding of the component parts of financial stress and subsequent behavior is necessary in order to develop and implement effective interventions. This study employed a constructivist grounded theory approach to investigate the lived experience of financial stress, coping, and decision-making among 18 female identified spousal dementia caregivers. Although end-of-life financial planning was identified as one of the greatest stressors, results revealed caregivers consistently employed avoidant coping and disengagement from end-of-life financial decision-making. Moreover, findings suggest financial stress is a complex and nuanced construct that manifests at each stage of the stress and coping process. Three categories and 13 themes were identified. Implications for scientific advancement and intervention development are discussed.en_US
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/182076
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0004229
dc.identifier.otherCarden_alatus_0004D_14277
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8408
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectAccess
dc.subjectAging
dc.subjectCaregiving
dc.subjectDecision-making
dc.subjectDementia
dc.subjectFinancial Stress
dc.titleDeath and Taxes: A Grounded Theory of Financial Stress, Coping, and Decision-Making Among Diverse Female-Identified Dementia Care Partnersen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Psychology
etdms.degree.disciplineAging
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.

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