Transition States in Single-Case Experimental Designs: A Retrospective Consecutive-Controlled Case Series Investigation

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Behavior Modification Pub Date : 2022-06-09 DOI:10.1177/01454455221099648

Brianna Laureano, J. Falligant

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Abstract

Behavioral interventions to decrease problem behavior often involve the use of single-case experimental designs in which an individual’s responding during a treatment condition is compared to responding during a control or baseline condition. It is possible that during the initial introduction of treatment, problem behavior continues to occur at baseline rates before behavior reduction is observed; this phenomenon is called a transition state. Evaluated the prevalence of transition states in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and found that they occurred within 5.3% of the published literature. The current study replicated and extended Brogan et al. by evaluating the prevalence of transition states in unpublished clinical data of patients admitted to an inpatient hospital for the treatment of severe problem behavior. Using a retrospective consecutive-controlled case series, transition states were observed in 3% of cases for an average duration of 4.8 sessions. We discuss factors that may affect transitional behavior between phases and relevant implications for practice and research.

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单一病例实验设计中的过渡状态：一项回顾性连续对照病例系列调查

减少问题行为的行为干预通常涉及使用单一案例实验设计，将个体在治疗条件下的反应与对照或基线条件下的响应进行比较。在最初引入治疗期间，在观察到行为减少之前，问题行为可能继续以基线比率发生；这种现象被称为过渡状态。在《应用行为分析杂志》上评估了过渡状态的流行率，发现它们发生在已发表文献的5.3%以内。目前的研究通过评估住院治疗严重问题行为的患者未发表的临床数据中过渡状态的患病率，复制和扩展了Brogan等人的研究。使用回顾性连续对照病例系列，3%的病例观察到过渡状态，平均持续4.8个疗程。我们讨论了可能影响阶段之间过渡行为的因素，以及对实践和研究的相关启示。

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Behavior Modification PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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