Abstract
The effect of treatment options, side effect profile, and time to implement treatment on ratings of the acceptability of treatments was evaluated Differential reinforcement (DRO) received the highest acceptability rating for treatment of aggressive behavior. Time-out and medication were equally acceptable as treatments for disruptive behavior. Side effect profile decreased ratings of all treatments except DRO. Time involvement and side effect profile resulted in equivalent ratings for disruptive behavior. The use of the least restrictive intervention for disruptive behavior may be especially difficult due to the low ratings of DRO. These results suggest that the time required to use applied behavior analysis interventions in nursing homes is not an impediment to use of such procedures.
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