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Training and maintenance of a picture‐based communication response in older adults with dementia
Author(s) -
Trahan Maranda A.,
Donaldson Jeanne M.,
McNabney Matthew K.,
Kahng SungWoo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.111
Subject(s) - dementia , psychology , picture books , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , visual arts , disease , pathology , art
We examined whether adults with dementia could learn to emit a picture‐based communication response and if this skill would maintain over time. Three women with moderate to severe dementia were taught to exchange a picture card for a highly preferred activity. All participants quickly learned to exchange the picture card and maintained this response without practice.