BackgroundIn spite of the profound cognitive and physical problems, people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are able to develop joint attention behaviours (JAB) and benefit from positive interactions. AimsTo investigate which context factors influence the JAB of people with PIMD. MethodBased on video recordings of 45 participants, JAB and context factors were analysed. ResultsAn unstructured interaction situation produced the most responses of a person with PIMD, whereas a structured interaction situation produced the most initiatives. Furthermore, the familiarity of the partner and the familiarity of objects used in the interaction had no influence on the JAB. The sensitivity of the interaction partner was positively related to the presence of JAB. ConclusionsInteraction partners of people with PIMD should be aware of both the ability of people with PIMD to use JAB and the influence of different context factors on these JAB.
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Univ Groningen, Special Needs Educ & Youth Care, NL-9700 AB Groningen, NetherlandsUniv Groningen, Special Needs Educ & Youth Care, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands
van den Bosch, Kirsten A.
Andringa, Tjeerd C.
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Univ Groningen, Dept Sci, Univ Coll Groningen, NL-9700 AB Groningen, NetherlandsUniv Groningen, Special Needs Educ & Youth Care, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands
Andringa, Tjeerd C.
Baskent, Deniz
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Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Dept Otorhinolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, NL-9700 AB Groningen, NetherlandsUniv Groningen, Special Needs Educ & Youth Care, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands
Baskent, Deniz
Vlaskamp, Carla
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Univ Groningen, Special Needs Educ & Youth Care, NL-9700 AB Groningen, NetherlandsUniv Groningen, Special Needs Educ & Youth Care, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands