Functional Analysis and Treatment of Problem Behavior of Elderly Adults in Long-Term Care.

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...

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Published in:	Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 679 - 684
Main Authors:	Dwyer-Moore, Kimberly J., Dixon, Mark R.
Format:	Article
Published:	Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Winter2007
Subjects:	Older people Human behavior Nursing home residents Behavior modification
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost