The Use of High-Probability Requests to Increase Compliance with Instructions to Take Medication.

Harchik, Alan E.; Putzier, Valerie S.

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ERIC Number: EJ411769

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Use of High-Probability Requests to Increase Compliance with Instructions to Take Medication.

Harchik, Alan E.; Putzier, Valerie S.

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), v15 n1 p40-43 Spr 1990

To increase the number of times that a woman with severe disabilities complied with requests to take prescribed oral medication, the woman was asked to follow a number of requests with which she typically complied, her compliance was reinforced, and then she was requested to take the medication. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Compliance (Psychology), Drug Therapy, Females, Positive Reinforcement, Severe Disabilities, Social Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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