Functional analysis and treatment of problem behavior of elderly adults in long-term care |
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Authors: | Dwyer-Moore Kimberly J Dixon Mark R |
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Affiliation: | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA. |
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Abstract: | Functional analyses were conducted for the problem behavior of 3 older adults in a long-term care setting. Two of the problem behaviors were maintained by attention, and a third was maintained by escape from demands. Function-based interventions were implemented that resulted in decreases in problem behavior in each case. Implications for the use of functional analysis and function-based interventions in the field of gerontology are discussed. |
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Keywords: | functional analysis behavioral gerontology elderly nursing home long-term care |
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