Further Progress Toward Automating Functional Analysis Interpretation

Behav Modif. 2023 Sep 9:1454455231195825. doi: 10.1177/01454455231195825. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIt is considered best practice to conduct a functional analysis and visually inspect data collected to determine the function of problem behavior, which then informs the intervention approaches applied. Visual inspection has been described as a "subjective" process that may be affected by factors unrelated to the data. Structured decision-making guidelines have been established to address some of these shortcomings. The current paper is a follow-up to earlier work describing positive outcomes related to the viability of a decision support system based on structured criteria from Roane et al. Here, we demonstrate important improvements in a computer script's interpretation of functional analysis data, including improvement in agreement between the updated computer script version and experienced human raters (89%) compared to our original agreement outcomes (81%). This paper further supports the use of decision support systems for functional analysis interpretation.PMID:37688442 | DOI:10.1177/01454455231195825

Source: Behavior Modification - September 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jonathan E Friedel Alison D Cox Sarah Davis Source Type: research