Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children with Chronic Illness to Swallow Prescribed Capsules
作者:
ROBERTA BABBITT,
JOHN PARRISH,
PATRICIA BRIERLEY,
MELINDA KOHR,
期刊:
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
(OVID Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 12,
issue 4
页码: 229-235
ISSN:0196-206X
年代: 1991
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Child noncompliance with prescribed medical regimens, including nonacceptance of oral medication, frequently impedes medical treatment and achievement of clinical aims. During this study, we used a single-subject experimental design to evaluate the effectiveness of a capsule-swallowing training curriculum specifically developed to promote acceptance of oral medication by multihandicapped children. Four such children participated, each diagnosed with a chronic pediatric illness requiring daily intake of oral medication. Training consisted of verbal instruction, demonstration, reinforcement for swallowing candies/capsules progressively larger in size, ignoring mild inappropriate behavior, and gradually providing less guidance and structure. In each case, the curriculum produced routine independent swallowing of prescribed capsules/tablets. Follow-up assessments, coupled with parent satisfaction ratings, suggest that skill acquisition was both enduring and clinically significant. This study validates a brief, readily exportable, and effective approach to teaching handicapped children to swallow capsules.
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