FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING INVOLVEMENT AND DAILY ANXIETY AMONG HISPANIC DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS

Q: What is the main relationship tested in this study?

The study tests whether financial decision-making involvement (DMI) is associated with daily anxiety symptoms among Hispanic and Latinx dementia caregivers.

Q: Which method and measures were used to analyze daily anxiety?

A linear mixed model was used, with daily anxiety measured using PROMIS short-form depression and anxiety items adapted for daily diaries, alongside baseline DMI and covariates including gender, age, and days.

Q: What did the results show about finance-related decision-making and anxiety?

Greater involvement in everyday decision-making related to finances was significantly associated with increased daily anxiety symptoms, while overall decision-making involvement across all domains was not significantly associated with daily anxiety.

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Study examining how financial decision-making involvement (DMI) relates to daily anxiety symptoms in Hispanic and Latinx dementia caregivers of people living with dementia. Data came from the multi-wave Nuestros Días daily diary study and used a linear mixed model with baseline DMI measured by the Decision-Making Involvement Scale. Daily anxiety relied on PROMIS short forms adapted for diaries, controlling for gender, age, and days, with 95 caregivers. Higher involvement in everyday finance-related decisions predicted greater daily anxiety, while total decision-making involvement was not significant.

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Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 499 Abstract citation ID: igaf122.1706 FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING INVOLVEMENT AND DAILY ANXIETY AMONG HISPANIC DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS Abigail Poe1, Loreli Alvarez1, Liang Shan1, Karen Heaton1, Verna Keith1, Michael Crowe2, and Frank Puga2, 1. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 2. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States This study examined the association between financial decision-making involvement (DMI) and daily anxiety symptoms among Hispanic and Latinx (H&L) dementia caregivers of people living with dementia (PLWD) . Data were drawn from the ongoing Nuestros Días (Our Days) Study, a multi-wave daily diary study investigating the daily mental health experiences of H&L dementia caregivers. A linear mixed model (LMM) was used to examine the relationship between DMI (Decision-Making Involvement Scale) at baseline and daily anxiety symptoms (PROMIS Short Form Depression and Anxiety measures adapted for daily diaries), adjusting for gender, age, and days. A sample of 95 H&L caregivers was included in the analysis. Most caregivers identified as female (85.9%), with a mean age of 55.69 years (SD = 15.34) . Approximately 30.6% were employed full-time. Results indicated that greater involvement in everyday decision-making related to finances (i.e., decisions related to what the PLWD spends their money on) was significantly associated with increased daily anxiety symptoms (B = 1.367, 95% CI [0.267, 2.466], p = .015) . Model fit statistics supported the inclusion of a random intercept to account for between-person variability in baseline anxiety (variance = 34.984, SE = 6.785, p < .001) . However, overall decision-making involvement across all domains was not significantly associated with daily anxiety (p = .420) . These findings suggest that involvement in financial decision-making may increase the risk of experiencing daily anxiety symptoms among H&L dementia caregivers. Future research should examine targeted interventions to alleviate financial-related caregiver stress and assess how other DMI domains may influence mental health.

FAQs

What is the main relationship tested in this study?

The study tests whether financial decision-making involvement (DMI) is associated with daily anxiety symptoms among Hispanic and Latinx dementia caregivers.

Which method and measures were used to analyze daily anxiety?

A linear mixed model was used, with daily anxiety measured using PROMIS short-form depression and anxiety items adapted for daily diaries, alongside baseline DMI and covariates including gender, age, and days.

What did the results show about finance-related decision-making and anxiety?

Greater involvement in everyday decision-making related to finances was significantly associated with increased daily anxiety symptoms, while overall decision-making involvement across all domains was not significantly associated with daily anxiety.

Sep 29, 2026

Upload by PakDamar76