Outcomes of a nonaversive behavior intervention in intellectually impaired individuals using goal attainment scaling

Nursing Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 220-225

  Mate Kole, C Charles ^a   Danquah, Samuel A ^b   Twum, Maxwell ^c   Danquah, Angelina O ^b  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal attainment scaling; Nonaversive behavior intervention differential reinforcement of other behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NURSING; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033161332     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-199907000-00005     Document Type: Article

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