INCREASING ENGAGEMENT IN DAILY ACTIVITIES BY OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA

This study analyzed the effects of nursing assistants' use of prompts and praise to increase the engagement of older adults with dementia in daily living activities. The multiple baseline design across morning and afternoon work shifts showed consistent increases in engagement by each of the 5...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 1999-03, Vol.32 (1), p.107-110
Main Authors: Engelman, Kimberly K., Altus, Deborah E., Mathews, R. Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Behavioral sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Dementia
engagement
Medical sciences
older adults
Older people
prompts
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
reinforcement
Treatments
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Summary:This study analyzed the effects of nursing assistants' use of prompts and praise to increase the engagement of older adults with dementia in daily living activities. The multiple baseline design across morning and afternoon work shifts showed consistent increases in engagement by each of the 5 residents during the intervention. These results suggest that increasing prompts and praise by nursing assistants may, in turn, increase the rate of engagement of older adults with dementia.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.1999.32-107