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The System of Least Prompts to Promote Independence in Activities of Daily Living for Older Adults

Snyder, Carrie L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1310229479

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2011, Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis, Youngstown State University, Department of Psychological Sciences and Counseling.
As we age, certain predictable but avoidable changes occur. One change being that older adults come to rely on others for more and more of their daily care. Maintaining functional independence, to the extent that it's desirable, increases life satisfaction. The goal of this study was to increase independent dressing behavior for six residents diagnosed with cognitive impairments. A multiple baseline design was used to evaluate the effects of a brief training procedure for nursing staff in an assisted living facility to implement the System of Least Prompts (SLP) procedure. Generalization of independent behavior to an untargeted ADL was also assessed. A significant increase in independent dressing behavior and generalization of independent behavior to an untrained ADL was evident. Notably, resident dressing time did not increase following implementation of the SLP procedure. These results provide evidence of the effectiveness and efficiency of SLP in increasing independent behavior for older adults with cognitive impairments.
Michael Clayton, PhD (Advisor)
Rocio Rosales, PhD (Committee Member)
Jane Kestner, PhD (Committee Member)
Julie Boron, PhD (Committee Member)
50 p.
Aging; Behavioral Sciences; Gerontology; Health Care; Inservice Training; Nursing; Occupational Therapy; Psychology; Rehabilitation
Prompting; Increase independence; Older Adults; System of Least Prompts; Activities of Daily Living (ADLs); Dressing Independence; Prompt Heirarchy; Staff training; Assisted Living Facilities; Aging; Applied Behavior Analysis

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  • Snyder, C. L. (2011). The System of Least Prompts to Promote Independence in Activities of Daily Living for Older Adults [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1310229479

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Snyder, Carrie. The System of Least Prompts to Promote Independence in Activities of Daily Living for Older Adults. 2011. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1310229479.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Snyder, Carrie. "The System of Least Prompts to Promote Independence in Activities of Daily Living for Older Adults." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1310229479

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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