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Abstract：
Individuals with deaf-blindness and co-occurring diagnoses, such as intellectual and developmental disabilities, may experience difficulty with independence, specifically with communication. One behavior-analytic procedure that may be useful for increasing independence and teaching communication to this population is the behavior-chain interruption strategy (BCIS). The current study examined the use of the BCIS to teach a 65-year-old deaf-blind participant with severe intellectual disability to use a SadoTech Elderly Monitoring Pager to notify others in the environment when help was needed. The researcher alternated between establishing operation (EO; help needed, items missing, or inoperable) and abolishing operation (AO; help not needed, items present, and operable) trials for three previously mastered daily living routines. The results demonstrated that following intervention, the participant used the device independently during EO trials and never used it during AO trials across behavior chains, and similar results were obtained during a treatment-extension phase. Limitations and implications for applied practice are discussed.
UNASSIGNED: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40616-024-00204-8.
UNASSIGNED: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40616-024-00204-8.
摘要：
患有聋盲和合并诊断的人，如智力和发育障碍，可能在独立方面遇到困难，特别是沟通。行为链中断策略（BCIS）是一种可能有助于提高独立性和向该人群教授交流的行为分析程序。当前的研究检查了使用BCIS来教患有严重智力障碍的65岁聋盲参与者使用SadoTech老年人监测传呼机在需要帮助时通知环境中的其他人。研究人员在建立操作(EO；需要帮助，项目丢失，或不可操作)和取消操作(AO；不需要帮助，存在的项目，和可操作的)三个先前掌握的日常生活例程的试验。结果表明，干预后，参与者在EO试验期间独立使用该设备，在行为链的AO试验期间从未使用该设备，在治疗-延伸阶段获得了类似的结果。讨论了应用实践的局限性和意义。
■在线版本包含补充材料，可在10.1007/s40616-024-00204-8获得。
■在线版本包含补充材料，可在10.1007/s40616-024-00204-8获得。
