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Behav Anal (Wash D C). 2019 Feb;19(1):23-38. doi: 10.1037/bar0000114. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Impacting Pediatric Primary Care: Opportunities and Challenges for Behavioral Research in a Shifting Healthcare Landscape.

Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)

Andrew R Riley, Kurt A Freeman

Affiliations

  1. Institute on Development & Disability, Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University.

PMID: 31206011 PMCID: PMC6567998 DOI: 10.1037/bar0000114

Abstract

Behavior analysts have long recognized the potential of a partnership with pediatric medicine as an opportunity to expand the influence of behavior analysis and positively impact population health. Despite significant achievements in this domain, the impact of behavioral science on the daily practice of pediatrics has been limited. In this commentary, the authors argue that the current health care and research environments are ripe for a renewed focus on behavioral modification in pediatric primary care, with a particular emphasis on the study of high-frequency, low-intensity problems. They provide some analysis of why behavioral pediatrics has failed to gain traction in primary care, describe aspects of the current primary care practice and research landscapes that provide opportunities for an expanded portfolio of research, identify several exemplars from the behavior analytic literature that have influenced pediatric primary care or have the potential to do so, and make recommendations for producing influential data.

Keywords: applied behavior analysis; integrated primary care; pediatric primary care

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