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Keith J. Slifer
Researcher at Kennedy Krieger Institute
Publications - 68
Citations - 5862
Keith J. Slifer is an academic researcher from Kennedy Krieger Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rehabilitation & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 65 publications receiving 5486 citations. Previous affiliations of Keith J. Slifer include University of Maryland, Baltimore County & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Toward a functional analysis of self-injury
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the use of an operant methodology to assess functional relationships between self-injury and specific environmental events, including play materials (present vs absent), experimenter demands (high vs low), and social attention (absent vs noncontingent vs contingent).
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Toward a functional analysis of self-injury.
TL;DR: Results showed a great deal of both between and within-subject variability, however, in six of the nine subjects, higher levels of self-injury were consistently associated with a specific stimulus condition, suggesting that within- subject variability was a function of distinct features of the social and/or physical environment.
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Behavior problems of children with Down syndrome and life events.
David A. Coe,Johnny L. Matson,Deirdre Russell,Keith J. Slifer,Keith J. Slifer,George T. Capone,George T. Capone,Christopher S. Baglio,Sydney Stallings +8 more
TL;DR: Ratings from both sources indicated that children with Down syndrome had more behavior problems, in particular attention deficit, noncompliance, thought disorder, and social withdrawal.
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Improving pediatric compliance with positive airway pressure therapy: the impact of behavioral intervention.
TL;DR: The results are encouraging and support the importance of behavior analysis and therapy for increasing compliance and making the benefits of PAP available to a greater number of children.
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Distraction for Children of Different Ages Who Undergo Repeated Needle Sticks
Lynnda M. Dahlquist,Lynnda M. Dahlquist,Lynnda M. Dahlquist,Suzanne M. Busby,Suzanne M. Busby,Suzanne M. Busby,Keith J. Slifer,Keith J. Slifer,Keith J. Slifer,Cindy L. Tucker,Cindy L. Tucker,Cindy L. Tucker,Stephanie Eischen,Stephanie Eischen,Stephanie Eischen,Lisa Hilley,Lisa Hilley,Lisa Hilley,Wendy Sulc,Wendy Sulc,Wendy Sulc +20 more
TL;DR: A distraction intervention for pain management and behavioral distress was implemented for six children with chronic illnesses and their parents as the children underwent repeated needle sticks, with reductions in child behavioral distress in five out of the six cases.