Increasing activity attendance and engagement in individuals with dementia using descriptive prompts.

Full Abstract

The effects of providing descriptive prompts to increase activity attendance and engagement in 6 individuals with dementia were evaluated using a reversal design. The results showed that providing descriptive prompts increased activity attendance and engagement for all participants. The results support the use of antecedent interventions for increasing appropriate behavior by individuals with dementia.

Author information

Author/s: Brenske, Shasta (S); Rudrud, Eric H (EH); Schulze, Kimberly A (KA); Rapp, John T (JT);

Affiliation: St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of applied behavior analysis (J Appl Behav Anal), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-; vol 41 (issue 2) : pp 273-7

Dates: Created 2008/07/03; Completed 2008/10/07; Revised 2009/02/11;

PMID: 18595293, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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