TY - JOUR

T1 - An Assessment Method for Identifying Acceptable and Effective Ways to Present Demands to an Adult with Dementia

AU - Sharp, Rebecca

AU - Williams, Emma

AU - Lamers, Carolien

N1 - © The Author(s) 2020.

PY - 2020/6

Y1 - 2020/6

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - dementia

KW - demand assessment

U2 - 10.1007/s40617-020-00409-y

DO - 10.1007/s40617-020-00409-y

M3 - Article

C2 - 32642400

VL - 13

SP - 473

EP - 478

JO - Behavior Analysis in Practice

JF - Behavior Analysis in Practice

SN - 1998-1929

IS - 2

ER -