Wearable Technology to Measure the Occurrence of Self-Injury During a Functional Analysis.

IF 2.2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Behavior Modification Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-01 DOI:10.1177/01454455251397910

Leslie Neely, Katherine Holloway, Samantha Miller, Karen Cantero, Adel Alaeddini, Sakiko Oyama

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Abstract

Conducting a functional analysis (FA) is considered the gold standard for assessing the function of disruptive behavior and informing function-based treatment plans for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. However, data collected during FAs are subject to human error. Accelerometers are wearable sensors that capture an individual's movement and can be used to identify behavioral events. The purpose of this study was to pilot the use of accelerometers to identify the occurrence of self-injurious behavior events during a FA. Three participants with autism, who engaged in self-hitting behaviors, participated in this study. Researchers conducted a FA with the participants while they wore small accelerometer devices. Observational data were collected using (1) live observation ("clinical-grade"), (2) from frame-by-frame video analysis ("research-grade"), and (3) via accelerometers. Researchers calculated interobserver agreement across data sets. Discussion of results and recommendations for practice and future research are included.

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在功能分析中测量自伤发生的可穿戴技术。

进行功能分析（FA）被认为是评估破坏性行为功能和为自闭症和发育障碍患者提供基于功能的治疗计划的金标准。然而，在FAs期间收集的数据会受到人为错误的影响。加速度计是一种可穿戴传感器，可以捕捉个人的运动，并用于识别行为事件。本研究的目的是试点使用加速度计来识别FA期间自伤行为事件的发生。三名自闭症患者参与了这项研究，他们有自残行为。研究人员对佩戴小型加速度计设备的参与者进行了FA。观察数据通过(1)现场观察（“临床级”），(2)逐帧视频分析（“研究级”）和(3)通过加速度计收集。研究人员计算了跨数据集的观察者之间的一致性。讨论了结果，并提出了对实践和未来研究的建议。

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