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INCREASING ENGAGEMENT IN DAILY ACTIVITIES BY OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA
Author(s) -
Engelman Kimberly K.,
Altus Deborah E.,
Mathews R. Mark
Publication year - 1999
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.1999.32-107
Subject(s) - praise , dementia , psychology , intervention (counseling) , activities of daily living , morning , multiple baseline design , nursing homes , developmental psychology , gerontology , clinical psychology , nursing , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , disease , pathology
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.