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Evaluation and Change in a Psychogeriatric Ward Through Direct Observation and Feedback

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Mark Burton
Mark Burton*
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, Kensington, NSW 2033, Australia. (Probationary Grade, Manchester Area Health Authority and University of Manchester)
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Summary

Direct observations were made of patients' behaviour during occupational therapy sessions in a psychogeriatric ward, and were used to suggest changes in the conduct of these sessions, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the changes. The intervention was successful in bringing about situation-specific increases in clients' appropriate behaviour.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 137 , Issue 6 , December 1980 , pp. 566 - 571
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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