A comparative effectiveness trial of functional behavioral assessment methods.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2024

Identifier

DOI: 10.1002/jaba.1045

Abstract

Clinicians report primarily using functional behavioral assessment (FBA) methods that do not include functional analyses. However, studies examining the correspondence between functional analyses and other types of FBAs have produced inconsistent results. In addition, although functional analyses are considered the gold standard, their contribution toward successful treatment compared with other FBA methods remains unclear. This comparative effectiveness study, conducted with 57 young children with autism spectrum disorder, evaluated the results of FBAs that did (n = 26) and did not (n = 31) include a functional analysis. Results of FBAs with and without functional analyses showed modest correspondence. All participants who completed functional communication training achieved successful outcomes regardless of the type of FBA conducted.

Journal Title

Journal of applied behavior analysis

Volume

57

Issue

1

First Page

166

Last Page

183

MeSH Keywords

Child; Humans; Child, Preschool; Autism Spectrum Disorder

Keywords

comparative effectiveness trial; functional analysis; functional behavior assessment; randomized clinical trial; structured descriptive assessment

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