Independence Training in Nursing-Home Residents
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 16 (5) , 428-432
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/16.5.428
Abstract
Single-subject reversal designs were used in teaching elderly nursing-home residents to change dependency behavior and to reacquire and maintain self-feeding skills. A reversal strategy was used in which the treatment consisted of continuous immediate reinforcement made contingent upon the occurrence of self-feeding responses. Fast control of self-feeding was obtained. The results are discussed in light of environmentally-based explanations of aging-related deterioration, the environmental characteristics of nursing-home settings, and the need for training nursing-home personnel in behavior management skills.Keywords
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