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. 2007 Winter;40(4):679-83.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.2007.679-683.

Functional analysis and treatment of problem behavior of elderly adults in long-term care

Kimberly J Dwyer-Moore  1 , Mark R Dixon
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Functional analysis and treatment of problem behavior of elderly adults in long-term care

Kimberly J Dwyer-Moore et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 2007 Winter.

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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The number of problem behaviors per minute during the analogue functional analyses and interventions for Alice (vocalizations, top), Derek (wandering, middle), and Carmen (vocalizations, bottom). Alternative appropriate behaviors in the intervention phases are designated by open squares (Alice) and open diamonds and triangles (Carmen).
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