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- Title
Preliminary investigation of two functional assessment methods for people with dementia: Effectiveness and acceptability.
- Authors
Sharp, Rebecca A.; Lucock, Zoe R.; Jones, Robert S. P.
- Abstract
Many functional assessment procedures have been developed and validated for use with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. However, there is a paucity of research exploring the utility and social acceptability of functional assessment methods for people with dementia. We conducted direct observations in the natural environment to produce data for conditional probability analyses and an experimental functional analysis of the behavior of two women with dementia. We found that the conditional probability analysis yielded similar conclusions about function as the data from the experimental functional analysis for both participants. Importantly, staff rated the direct observations as more socially acceptable. We also report barriers to conducting both methods in older adult settings that warrant further exploration, including the use of the assessments with people with dementia and intact vocal verbal repertoires.
- Subjects
MEDICAL quality control; COGNITION disorders; SCIENTIFIC observation; HOSPITAL medical staff; RESEARCH methodology; ATTITUDE (Psychology); SATISFACTION; DISABILITY evaluation; BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL personnel; DEMENTIA patients; FUNCTIONAL assessment; NATURE; PROBABILITY theory
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 1, p93
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.1747