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. 2021 Jul 8;14(4):1067-1072.
doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00615-2. eCollection 2021 Dec.

A Demonstration of Caregiver-Implemented Functional Analysis of Inappropriate Mealtime Behavior via Telehealth

Ashley S Andersen  1 , Bethany A Hansen  1 , Kristin L Hathaway  1 , Lindsey A Elson  1
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A Demonstration of Caregiver-Implemented Functional Analysis of Inappropriate Mealtime Behavior via Telehealth

Ashley S Andersen et al. Behav Anal Pract. .

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Abstract

Treatment for pediatric feeding disorders is imperative, so clinicians should alter the assessment and treatment process, making it is possible for caregivers to deliver via telehealth. Clinicians must first demonstrate that caregivers can conduct initial assessments in this format. We extended the literature on functional analysis of inappropriate mealtime behavior by demonstrating that caregivers can implement functional analysis procedures via telehealth to identify maintaining variables of inappropriate mealtime behavior. Clinicians determined that escape, attention, and tangibles and escape maintained inappropriate mealtime behavior during solids and liquids meals, respectively.

Keywords: functional analysis; inappropriate mealtime behavior; pediatric feeding disorder; telehealth.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no conflict of interest regarding this manuscript.

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Functional Analyses for Solids and Liquids. Note. These graphs display the rate of inappropriate mealtime behavior per min across sessions of the solids and liquids functional analyses. Responding during the control, escape, attention, and tangible conditions are depicted by closed circles, open squares, open triangles, and open diamonds, respectively
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