Preference for leisure items over edible items in individuals with dementia: A replication

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  • Zoe Lucock
  • Rebecca Sharp
  • Robert Jones
We replicated previous research in which adults with dementia tended to show a preference for leisure items over edible items when presented in the same array. Additionally, we conducted engagement analyses with the highest, middle, and lowest preference leisure items to determine whether relative preference corresponded to engagement in the natural environment. The most highly preferred stimulus for 6 out of 7 participants was a leisure item, and for each of those six the top 3 preferred stimuli were leisure stimuli. For 4 participants, the most preferred stimulus also produced the longest duration of engagement. We discuss the issues we encountered when conducting preference assessments with adults with intact vocal verbal repertoires, and suggest potential explanations for the displacement of edibles by leisure stimuli in older adults with dementia.

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  • Alzheimer's disease, Major Neurocognitive Disorder, dementia, engagement, preference assessment
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1780-1788
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Volume53
Issue number3
Early online date19 Jan 2020
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Publication statusPublished - 26 Jul 2020

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