title: Functional analysis and treatment of problem behavior of elderly adults in long-term care.
abstract: 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 behavior in each case. Implications for the use of functional analysis and function-based interventions in the field of gerontology are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Dwyer-Moore
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*