title: The effects of varying levels of treatment integrity on child compliance during treatment with a three-step prompting procedure.
abstract: The effects of three levels of treatment integrity (100%, 50%, and 0%) on child compliance were evaluated in the context of the implementation of a three-step prompting procedure. Two typically developing preschool children participated in the study. After baseline data on compliance to one of three common demands were collected, a therapist implemented the three-step prompting procedure at three different integrity levels. One integrity level was associated with each demand. The effects of the integrity levels were examined using multielement designs. The results indicate that compliance varied according to the level of treatment integrity that was in place.
authors.affiliation: Florida Institute of Technology, School of Psychology, Melbourne 32901, USA. dawilder@fit.edu
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilder
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atwell
authors.forename: Byron
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wine
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003463:Cues; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015588:Observer Variation; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome