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RESEARCH PRODUCT
The WHAAM Application: a Tool to Support the Evidence-Based Practice in the Functional Behaviour Assessment
Manuela Sanches-ferreiraAlberto MirisolaGiuseppe ChiazzeseGianluca MerloIsabella GiammussoAntonella ChifariColin McgeeLuciano Setasubject
MaleParents050103 clinical psychologyEvidence-based practiceAdolescentmedicine.medical_treatmenteffect sizeApplied psychologyPsychological interventionHealth InformaticsDysfunctional familylcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informaticsinformation processingeHealth systemHealth Information Managementbehavioural interventionIntervention (counseling)Surveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumansADHD0501 psychology and cognitive sciences050102 behavioral science & comparative psychologyDuration (project management)Applied behavior analysisBaseline (configuration management)ChildProblem Behaviorbehavioural assessmentInternetCommunication05 social sciencesInformation processingTelemedicineComputer Science ApplicationsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityEvidence-Based Practicelcsh:R858-859.7behavioural interventionsPsychologySettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialeMedical Informaticsdescription
BackgroundThe most recent computing technologies can promote the application of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the field of applied behaviour analysis (ABA).ObjectiveThe study describes how the use of technology can simplify the application of EBPs in ABA.MethodsThe Web Health Application for ADHD Monitoring (WHAAM) application demonstrates this in the following two case studies. We are monitoring dysfunctional behaviours, collecting behavioural data, performing systematic direct observations, creating both visual baseline and intervention charts and evaluating the planned interventions using the TAU-U statistical index.ResultsSignificant positive changes of children’s problem behaviours are observed and recorded. Both the duration of the previously identified behaviour ‘to get out of bed in time’ (r= −0.79, TAU-U = −0.58,p< 0.05) and the frequency of the behaviour ‘interrupting others’ (r= −0.96, TAU-U = −0.82,p< 0.01) decreased.ConclusionsThe WHAAM application is an effective tool to support functional behaviour assessments and it is an example of how technology can support practitioners by facilitating the application of EBPs and increasing the communication among clinical, educational and family environments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2018-01-01 |