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An evaluation of procedures to increase cooperation related to hoarding in an older adult with dementia
Author(s) -
Donaldson Jeanne M.,
Trahan Maranda A.,
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.112
Subject(s) - hoarding (animal behavior) , dementia , psychology , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , intervention (counseling) , population , clinical psychology , gerontology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , disease , environmental health , pathology , feeding behavior
The prevalence of hoarding (collection of and refusal to discard unneeded items) is higher in older adults than the general population and has been correlated with dementia. Treatments to increase cooperation with discarding hoarded items have not been systematically evaluated. This study evaluated two procedures for increasing cooperation with handing over hoarded items in an older adult with dementia. The antecedent‐based intervention effectively increased cooperation.