Independence Training in Nursing-Home Residents.

Baltes, Margret M.; Zerbe, Melissa B.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Independence Training in Nursing-Home Residents

Baltes, Margret M.; Zerbe, Melissa B.

Gerontologist, 16, 5, 428-431, Oct 76

Single-subject reversal designs were used in teaching elderly nursing-home residents to change dependency behavior and to reacquire and maintain self-feeding skills. Fast control of self-feeding was obtained. Results are discussed. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Educational Gerontology, Environmental Influences, Health Services, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Patients, Residential Care, Skill Development, Training Methods

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