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Increasing Activity Attendance and Engagement in Individuals with Dementia Using Descriptive Prompts
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Brenske, Shasta; Rudrud, Eric H.; Schulze, Kimberly A.; Rapp, John T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
The effects of providing descriptive prompts to increase activity attendance and engagement in 6 individuals with dementia were evaluated using a reversal design. The results showed that providing descriptive prompts increased activity attendance and engagement for all participants. The results support the use of antecedent interventions for…
Descriptors: Dementia, Intervention, Student Participation, Attendance Patterns
Staff-Administered Functional Analysis and Treatment of Aggression by an Elder with Dementia
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Baker, Jonathan C.; Hanley, Gregory P.; Mathews, R. Mark – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 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…
Descriptors: Dementia, Nursing Homes, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems