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The Effects of an Action Plan, Staff Training, Management Support and Monitoring on Restraint Use and Costs of Work-Related Injuries
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Sanders, Kim – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Dignity and respect are at the foundation of good care and effective treatment planning and are guiding service principles. The use of physical restraints is contrary to treatment with dignity and respect. Because of the numerous risks to clients and employees associated with the use of physical restraints, an innovative plan was…
Descriptors: Employees, Injuries, Positive Reinforcement, Intervention
Evaluation of Timeout Programs through Phased Withdrawal
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Iwata, Brian A.; Rolider, Natalie U.; Dozier, Claudia L. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Intrusive interventions, once implemented, may remain in place longer than necessary unless their continued effectiveness is evaluated. Method: We conducted a phased timeout-evaluation for 34 individuals with developmental disabilities who received services from the same agency and whose treatment programmes contained timeout for…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Timeout, Behavior Modification
Restraint Safety: An Analysis of Injuries Related to Restraint of People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Williams, Don E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: There is little research on the safety of the various types of restraint commonly used with individuals with intellectual disabilities who exhibit severely aggressive or self-injurious behaviour. Method: This study analysed the use of restraint with 209 individuals with intellectual disabilities over a 12-month period. Results: Planned…
Descriptors: Safety, Mental Retardation, Injuries, Accident Prevention
Restraint, Seclusion and PRN Medication in English Services for People with Learning Disabilities Administered by the National Health Service: An Analysis of the 2007 National Audit Survey
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Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: There is much interest in the use and prevention of unnecessary restrictive behavioural procedures; however, accurate estimates of their use are lacking. The Healthcare Commission and Commission for Social Care Inspection (2007) recently reported such data from a large sample of units administered by the National Health Service (NHS).…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Drug Therapy
The Behavior Problems Inventory: Reliability and Factor Validity in Institutionalized Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Gonzalez, Melissa L.; Dixon, Dennis R.; Rojahn, Johannes; Esbensen, Anna J.; Matson, Johnny L.; Terlonge, Cindy; Smith, Kimberly R. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: The aim of this study was to reevaluate the reliability (internal consistency, inter-rater and re-test) and the factor structure of the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI-01) with adults with intellectual disabilities who resided in a state-run developmental centre. Methods: BPI-01 was administered to informants who had known…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Retardation, Test Reliability
Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS) for People with Intellectual Disability and Aggressive Challenging Behaviour: A Reliability Study
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Oliver, P. C.; Crawford, M. J.; Rao, B.; Reece, B.; Tyrer, P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Reliable measures of aggressive challenging behaviour are required if interventions aimed at reducing this behaviour among people with intellectual disability (ID) are to be formally evaluated. The present authors examined the reliability of the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS), an instrument not yet formally tested in those with…
Descriptors: Aggression, Mental Retardation, Measures (Individuals), Correlation