TABLE 4.
Stimuli Most Engaging to Persons Who are Receptive (Engaged in Two-Thirds of the Trials or More) and to Persons Who are Relatively Unresponsive (Engaged in a Third or Fewer of the Trials)
| Receptive, n = 82 | Unresponsive, n = 35 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stimulus | Percentage of Residents Responded to the Stimulus |
Engagement Duration |
Attitude | Percentage of Residents Responded to the Stimulus |
Engagement Duration |
Attitude | ||||||||
| Mean | SD | Rank | Mean | SD | Rank | Mean | SD | Rank | Mean | SD | Rank | |||
| One-on-one socializing | 98.8 | 758.44 | 259.01 | 1 | 5.75 | 0.63 | 2 | 85.7 | 447.57 | 360.76 | 1 | 5.09 | 0.57 | 2 |
| Self-identity 1 | 95.0 | 350.76 | 262.53 | 2 | 5.44 | 0.60 | 4 | 64.7 | 108.31 | 156.45 | 3 | 4.83 | 0.66 | 3 |
| Lifelike doll | 96.3 | 343.15 | 258.74 | 3 | 5.47 | 0.70 | 3 | 28.6 | 30.9 | 80.76 | 9 | 4.52 | 0.70 | 7 |
| Respite video | 96.3 | 342.41 | 292.09 | 4 | 5.21 | 0.50 | 8 | 37.1 | 29.57 | 65.14 | 10 | 4.53 | 0.60 | 6 |
| Self identity 2 | 97.5 | 328.64 | 273.45 | 5 | 5.08 | 0.50 | 13 | 31.4 | 51.7 | 139.23 | 6 | 4.55 | 0.74 | 5 |
| Real baby | 90.5 | 323.24 | 318.43 | 6 | 6.1 | 0.70 | 1 | 75.0 | 113.25 | 129.97 | 2 | 5.83 | 0.76 | 1 |
| Envelope sorting | 95.1 | 311.22 | 264.86 | 7 | 5.06 | 0.43 | 15 | 20.0 | 28.14 | 87.06 | 11 | 4.16 | 0.44 | 24 |
| Folding towels | 95.1 | 296.38 | 265.70 | 8 | 5.04 | 0.44 | 17 | 31.4 | 26.79 | 70.16 | 12 | 4.4 | 0.51 | 13 |
| Flower arrangement | 95.1 | 284.52 | 254.71 | 9 | 5.14 | 0.49 | 11 | 20.0 | 31.79 | 102.60 | 8 | 4.37 | 0.71 | 15 |
| Coloring with markers | 85.4 | 281.20 | 259.11 | 10 | 4.98 | 0.50 | 22 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 13.66 | 25 | 4.12 | 0.27 | 25 |
| Large-print magazine | 97.6 | 269.73 | 258.23 | 11 | 5.03 | 0.46 | 19 | 31.4 | 61.63 | 136.00 | 5 | 4.39 | 0.55 | 14 |
| Stamping envelopes | 98.8 | 268.48 | 248.03 | 12 | 4.95 | 0.53 | 23 | 22.9 | 25.4 | 78.38 | 13 | 4.17 | 0.68 | 22 |
| Robotic animal | 96.3 | 265.57 | 237.85 | 13 | 5.32 | 0.62 | 6 | 34.3 | 17.79 | 40.49 | 18 | 4.46 | 0.62 | 9 |
| Building blocks | 93.9 | 257.30 | 261.72 | 14 | 4.88 | 0.44 | 24 | 11.4 | 23.96 | 102.44 | 16 | 4.17 | 0.37 | 23 |
| Fabric book | 96.3 | 239.33 | 191.88 | 15 | 5.16 | 0.44 | 10 | 37.1 | 24.37 | 42.15 | 15 | 4.42 | 0.51 | 11 |
| Childish doll | 96.3 | 205.86 | 209.78 | 16 | 5.27 | 0.68 | 7 | 31.4 | 19.34 | 36.28 | 17 | 4.45 | 0.47 | 10 |
| Real pet | 81.0 | 181.14 | 253.83 | 17 | 5.42 | 0.92 | 5 | 27.3 | 62.76 | 185.71 | 4 | 4.78 | 0.97 | 4 |
| Wallet/purse | 91.5 | 173.04 | 177.28 | 18 | 4.98 | 0.51 | 21 | 31.4 | 24.76 | 56.67 | 14 | 4.4 | 0.47 | 12 |
| Puzzle | 92.7 | 172.83 | 158.10 | 19 | 5 | 0.44 | 20 | 22.9 | 12.47 | 48.03 | 20 | 4.3 | 0.45 | 19 |
| Squeeze ball | 95.1 | 165.15 | 187.81 | 20 | 5.04 | 0.38 | 16 | 45.7 | 16.39 | 30.79 | 19 | 4.5 | 0.42 | 8 |
| Stuffed animal | 91.5 | 152.97 | 171.24 | 21 | 5.21 | 0.59 | 9 | 22.9 | 10.71 | 25.92 | 21 | 4.33 | 0.47 | 17 |
| Music | 75.6 | 144.52 | 201.95 | 22 | 4.71 | 0.55 | 25 | 37.1 | 44.66 | 96.35 | 7 | 4.35 | 0.45 | 16 |
| Activity pillow | 93.9 | 139.73 | 154.11 | 23 | 5.06 | 0.44 | 14 | 22.9 | 3.54 | 9.49 | 24 | 4.32 | 0.42 | 18 |
| Tetherball | 89.0 | 132.99 | 167.70 | 24 | 5.04 | 0.63 | 18 | 22.9 | 3.6 | 13.82 | 23 | 4.24 | 0.41 | 20 |
| Expanding sphere | 95.1 | 128.80 | 159.51 | 25 | 5.09 | 0.42 | 12 | 22.9 | 7.51 | 21.12 | 22 | 4.2 | 0.41 | 21 |
SD, standard deviation.