University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha, NE, USA.
Psychology Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2024 Jul;57(3):695-708. doi: 10.1002/jaba.1077. Epub 2024 Apr 15.
Functional analysis methods allow clinicians to determine the variable(s) that maintain destructive behavior. Previous reviews of functional analysis outcomes have included large samples of published and unpublished data sets (i.e., clinical samples). The purpose of this review was to conduct a large retrospective consecutive controlled case series of clinical functional analyses. We sought to identify the prevalence of differentiation, procedural modifications for undifferentiated and differentiated cases, and identified function(s) of destructive behavior. In addition, we extended the existing literature by determining whether functional analysis differentiation and function varied when single or multiple behavior topographies were consequated in the functional analysis. We discuss our findings considering previously published functional analysis reviews, provide avenues for future research, and offer suggestions for clinical practice.
功能分析方法使临床医生能够确定维持破坏性行为的变量。之前对功能分析结果的综述包括大量已发表和未发表的数据集（即临床样本）的综述。本综述的目的是对临床功能分析进行大型回顾性连续对照病例系列研究。我们旨在确定区分的普遍性，为未区分和区分的病例进行程序修改，并确定破坏性行为的功能。此外，我们通过确定在功能分析中对单一或多种行为形态进行后果处理时，功能分析的区分和功能是否会发生变化，扩展了现有文献。我们考虑了以前发表的功能分析综述中的发现，为未来的研究提供了途径，并为临床实践提供了建议。
