Behaviour-directed interventions for problematic person transfer situations in two dementia care dyads: a single-case design study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons with dementia living in nursing homes need assistance with moving and transfers; however, caregivers assisting persons with dementia in their daily person transfers report strain-related and complicated transfer-related behavioural problems. The reciprocity of complex dyadic transfer-related behaviours is affected by environmental factors, the health status of the person with dementia and the caregiver's skills and knowledge. The aim of this study was to explore tailored interventions guided by a functional behaviour analysis for problematic person transfer situations in two dementia care dyads.

Methods

This study was a quasi-experimental single-case study with an A-B design. Tailored interventions were developed in a five-step model for functional behavio

SUBMITTER: Lagerlund H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8966167 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature