TEACHING MENSTRUAL CARE TO MENTALLY RETARDED WOMEN: ACQUISITION,GENERALIZATION, AND MAINTENANCE |
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| Authors: | Gina S Richman Maxin L Reiss Kenneth E Bauman Jon S Bailey |
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| Institution: | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAINBRIDGE STATE HOSPITAL, AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. |
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| Abstract: | We evaluated a training package designed to teach menstrual care skills to five mild to severely mentally retarded women. Three specific skill areas (changing stained underwear; sanitary napkin; and both stained underwear and sanitary napkin) were task analyzed and taught in a sequential manner. Results of a multiple-baseline design across women indicated that the training package was successful in teaching these skills; the women continued to perform the skills during naturally occurring menses up to 5 months following termination of the study. |
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| Keywords: | menstrual care task analysis self-care multiple baseline mental retardation |
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