Staff-administered functional analysis and treatment of aggression by an elder with dementia.
In the current study, nursing home staff were taught to administer functional analyses to determine the variables maintaining aggression by an elder with dementia. The results indicated that aggression was evoked during bathroom routines and that escape maintained aggression. Staff then reduced aggression to near-zero levels with noncontingent escape. Implications for the assessment and treatment of problem behaviors in nursing home settings are discussed.
Baker
Jonathan C
JC
University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045, USA.
Hanley
Gregory P
GP
Mathews
R Mark
RM
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D012931:Social Environment; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology