The Effects of Response Effort on Safe Performance by Therapists at an Autism Treatment Facility

Casella, Sarah; Wilder, David A.; Neidert, Pamela L.; Rey, Catalina N.; Compton, Megan; Chong, Ivy

doi:10.1901/jaba.2010.43-729

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“…Although behavior analysis research offers evidence-based interventions to promote CDC guidelines on reducing disease transmission, an immense opportunity still exists to expand our research contributions. To start, although behavior analysts have researched compliance with basic prevention procedures (e.g., handwashing, cleaning and disinfecting, wearing PPE; Bowman et al, 2019;Casella et al, 2010;Choi et al, 2018;Cruz et al, 2019;Doll et al, 2007;Fournier & Berry, 2012;Geller et al, 1980;Luke & Alavosius, 2011;Martinez-Onstott et al, 2016;Myers et al 2010;Stephens & Ludwig, 2005), limited research exists demonstrating that interventions have achieved sufficient reduction of pathogens (e.g., using objective measures of cleanliness, doffing PPE safely). Thus, behavior analysts can extend their work by using objective measures like pathogen cultures or optic markers and by evaluating the subsequent impact on reported illnesses and attendance.…”

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“…PPE clothing and equipment should be well‐placed and easily accessible (Casella et al, 2010; Harrod et al, 2020; WHO, 2020). Casella et al (2010) found that manipulating the proximity of latex gloves influenced staff compliance. Staff were more likely to comply with glove wearing when the gloves were in close or medium proximity than when they were far away, which required a higher‐effort response (Casella et al, 2010).…”

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Behavioral strategies for reducing disease transmission in the workplace

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Nastasi

Sleiman

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J of App Behav Analysis

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The coronavirus pandemic highlighted that workplaces may serve as a hub of disease transmission if proper precautions are not enacted. The Centers for Disease Control recommends several strategies for decreasing the spread of illnesses in the workplace, including a) promoting proper hand hygiene, b) cleaning and sanitizing the work area, c) encouraging sick employees to stay home, d) personal protective equipment, and, e) social distancing. Research suggests that instructions are often not sufficient to change work behaviors, and behavioral interventions may be needed. Thus, the present paper reviews existing research that informs the implementation of behavioral strategies to reduce the spread of disease in the workplace, and makes recommendations for organizations to protect employees, clients, and customers. Intervention components such as training, prompts, the reduction of response effort, clear workplace policies, feedback, and consequences are discussed, and practical recommendations and suggestions for future research are provided.

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Behavioral strategies for reducing disease transmission in the workplace

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“…A reduction in response effort could have played a role; participants had to walk 4.5 m less to access the eyewear in the 1.5‐m condition. Decreased effort has been shown to affect a variety of other dependent variables including recycling (Brothers et al, ; Ludwig, Gray, & Rowell, ), glove wearing (Casella et al, ), and safety belt use (Van Houten, Hilton, Schulman, & Reagan, ). In fact, Friman and Poling () noted that “interest in response effort as an independent variable appears to be justified because of the scope of its potential applications and the political constraints imposed on punishment and reinforcement‐based procedures” (p. 588).…”

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The effect of equipment proximity on safe performance in a manufacturing setting

Abellon

Wilder

2014

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We examined the effect of equipment proximity on the safe performance of 3 assembly workers in a manufacturing setting. After a baseline period in which protective eyewear was kept 6.1 m from employee workstations, task clarification was used to inform participants to wear their eyewear while they worked. Next, the eyewear was moved to 1.5 m from employee workstations. After a return to the 6.1-m condition, the eyewear was again positioned 1.5 m from workstations. Results indicate that task clarification alone was ineffective, but safe performance increased when eyewear was stored in close proximity to employees. A social validity measure suggested that safe performance among the employees increased to levels comparable to that of an exemplary employee.

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“…Behavioral interventions should be based on an analysis of the contingencies of the behavior targeted. Functional analyses have revealed that it is often the response effort connected with hand hygiene behaviors that keeps people from performing the required measures (Casella et al, 2010). Therefore, the response effort required for the behavior should be kept as small as possible.…”

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Promoting Hand Sanitizer Use in a University Cafeteria

Bördlein

2020

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Handwashing is the most cost-efficient method to lower the risk of the transmission of infectious diseases. Especially before eating in public places like cafeterias, handwashing is recommended. Often, people do not wash their hands before eating because of the response effort associated with going to the bathroom. As an alternative way to improve hygiene, disinfection with a hand sanitizer gel is recommended. The current study used an A-B-C-A design (and a no-intervention control site) with prompts and feedback to increase the number of cafeteria patrons using hand sanitizer. Dispensers for hand sanitizer gel were placed at the entrance area of two halls of a university cafeteria. Intervention took place in one hall, whereas the other served as a control. After baseline, a poster explaining the usefulness of hand sanitizing was posted near the entrance of the cafeteria. This led to a doubling of the percentage of cafeteria patrons using the hand sanitizer, from 10.79% during baseline to 24.45%. A second poster provided feedback about the percentage of patrons sanitizing their hands and asked for more participation. This led to no further increases in hand sanitizing (23.73%). After all posters were removed, the percentage dropped to 15.63% in the mean. This research demonstrated that a simple, informative prompt can have a considerable impact on hand-sanitizing behavior. However, the role of feedback in such interventions remains questionable. Keywords Behavioral community intervention. Feedback. Hand hygiene. Hand sanitizer gels. Hand sanitizing. Prompts Hand hygiene is essential for the prevention of transmittable diseases (Saunders

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The Effects of Response Effort on Safe Performance by Therapists at an Autism Treatment Facility

Cited by 28 publications

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Behavioral strategies for reducing disease transmission in the workplace

Behavioral strategies for reducing disease transmission in the workplace

The effect of equipment proximity on safe performance in a manufacturing setting

Promoting Hand Sanitizer Use in a University Cafeteria

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