@article{ref1,
title="Preventing injury from child aggression: A single-case evaluation of the effects of staff-worn protective equipment",
journal="Developmental neurorehabilitation",
year="2012",
author="Lin, Tiffany and Luiselli, James K. and Gilligan, Katherine and Dacosta, Scott",
volume="15",
number="4",
pages="298-303",
abstract="Objective: This single-case study of a boy with autism and high-frequency aggression concerned the effects of classroom teachers wearing protective equipment (gloves) on injuries produced to their hands as well as injuries sustained to non-protected areas of the body. Methods: A reversal-type design was used to evaluate the effects of protective equipment relative to a baseline (no protective equipment) phase, a low-demand activity phase without protective equipment and a low-demand activity phase with protective equipment. Results: The protective equipment intervention eliminated hand injuries, did not result in other types of injuries, was not associated with increased aggression and was rated favourably by the classroom teachers. Conclusion: The findings suggest that staff-worn protective equipment may be a valuable component of comprehensive clinical safety programmes within service settings for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1751-8423",
doi="10.3109/17518423.2012.676100",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2012.676100"
}