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Publication Date: 2006
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Staff-Administered Functional Analysis and Treatment of Aggression by an Elder with Dementia
Baker, Jonathan C.; Hanley, Gregory P.; Mathews, R. Mark
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v39 n4 p469-474 Win 2006
In the current study, nursing home staff were taught to administer functional analyses to determine the variables maintaining aggression by an elder with dementia. The results indicated that aggression was evoked during bathroom routines and that escape maintained aggression. Staff then reduced aggression to near-zero levels with noncontingent escape. Implications for the assessment and treatment of problem behaviors in nursing home settings are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Dementia, Nursing Homes, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Aggression, Older Adults, Intervention, Staff Role, Positive Reinforcement, Intervals
Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Available from: Department of Applied Behavioral Science. Kansas University, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Tel: 785-841-4425; Fax: 785-841-4425; e-mail: behavior@mail.ku.edu; Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jaba/index.html
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Language: English
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