An Assessment Method for Identifying Acceptable and Effective Ways to Present Demands to an Adult with Dementia
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Simple instructions are often recommended for presenting demands to people with dementia; however, simple instructions may be perceived as authoritative and may not be appropriate for all individuals.We conducted a demand assessment with a woman with dementia who engaged in problem behaviors in response to direct instructions. We measured latency to compliance and verbal behavior when demands were presented as questions, rules, simple instructions, or demands embedded in social chatter. In contrast to the other conditions, simple instructions resulted in the most undesirable behavior and were least likely to evoke compliance. We conducted an intervention in which demands were phrased as requests for assistance.
Keywords
- dementia, demand assessment
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 473-478 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Behavior Analysis in Practice |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 28 Jan 2020 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2020 |
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