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AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PATIENT BEHAVIOR AND ITS USE BY STAFF 1
Author(s) -
Colman Arthur D.,
Boren John J.
Publication year - 1969
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 - 10.1901/jaba.1969.2-207
Subject(s) - psychology , point (geometry) , index (typography) , psychiatric ward , matrix (chemical analysis) , applied psychology , medical emergency , psychiatry , computer science , medicine , world wide web , mathematics , geometry , materials science , composite material
A behavioral measurement system was designed around a point economy for a psychiatric ward of delinquent patients. The characteristics of the system were: (1) the records of points earned for appropriate patient behavior formed the primary data. (2) After the points were recorded in a data matrix, graphs were prepared to show the behavior of individual patients, the participation of the patient group in the various ward activities, and an overall index of ward operation. (3) Several techniques were devised for reviewing the graphs so that the ward staff could evaluate the success of their procedures over substantial time periods.