Financial Capability and Financial Well-Being Challenges and Vulnerabilities of Adults Living With Acquired Brain Injury: A Pilot Survey.
Lisa Engel, Roheema Ewesesan, Ibiyemi Arowolo and 3 others
PMID 38482112WHAT IT FOUND
Adults with acquired brain injury described needing help with money tasks, and some felt financially exploited.
Close others reported stress with financial forms. This pilot survey describes challenges, not tested interventions.
Key findings
0111 of 37 ABI respondents felt someone had taken advantage of them financially since their ABI or stroke, and 11 of 19 close others felt the person they supported had been taken financial advantage of.
0212 of 19 close others reported being stressed or overwhelmed filling out financial-related forms always or most of the time.
03The most prioritized financial learning area for people living with ABI was accessing money or financial resources, endorsed by 26 of 38 ABI respondents and 13 of 19 close others.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for OTs
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What it does not show
The sample was small and limited to Manitoba, so results may not apply elsewhere. Respondents were anonymous, so ABI-survivor and close-other answers could not be compared as matched pairs. The survey relied on self-report, and medical diagnosis was not confirmed. The short survey omitted ABI severity, pre-injury finances, employment, income, and details of exploitation. Missing answers were reported per item, and inferential tests were exploratory because of small cell sizes.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this pilot survey as evidence that a financial-skills programme improves outcomes. It reports self-reported challenges in a small Manitoba sample, not a tested intervention.