Physicians' acceptance of behavioral treatments and pharmacotherapy for behavioral disturbances in older adults.
In response to growing interest in employing behavioral treatments and environmental modification for behavioral disturbances in older adults, we employed vignette methodology to examine physicians' acceptance of two behavioral treatments and haloperidol using Kazdin's Treatment Evaluation Inventory. Physicians assigned the highest acceptability ratings to the behavioral treatments and the lowest ratings to haloperidol. The patient's cognitive capacity, living situation (nursing home vs. community), and the type of behavior problem mediated treatment acceptability ratings.
Burgio
L D
LD
Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Sinnott
J
J
Janosky
J E
JE
Hohman
M J
MJ
D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D010820:Physicians
D006220:Haloperidol