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REINFORCEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH RESPIRATORY TREATMENT IN A CHILD WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Author(s) -
Hagopian Louis P.,
Thompson Rachel H.
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.1999.32-233
Subject(s) - aggression , autism , cystic fibrosis , compliance (psychology) , reinforcement , psychology , respiratory system , behavior change , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology
An 8‐year‐old boy with cystic fibrosis (CF), mental retardation, and autism exhibited noncompliance with respiratory treatments that were essential for the management of his CF. A treatment involving shaping cooperation while still allowing escape for aggression and avoidance behavior resulted in increases compliance with respiratory treatments and decreases in problem behavior. Treatment gains were maintained over 3 months.

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