Trial reportJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2009
Prevalence of constipation symptoms in fecally incontinent nursing home residents.
Trial report in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Continuous laxative use and its relationship to defecation among residents of nursing homes: A longitudinal observational study using the interRAI.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Observational
- The Burden and Treatment of Chronic Constipation Among US Nursing Home Residents.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2023Article
- Efficacy and Safety of the Japanese Herbal Medicine Daikenchuto (DKT) in Elderly Fecal Incontinence Patients: A Prospective Study.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2022Article
- Japanese Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence Part 3 -Surgical Treatment for Fecal Incontinence, Fecal Incontinence in a Special Conditions- English Version.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2021Review
- Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in the Elderly.Current gastroenterology reports · 2020Review
- Constipation and laxative use among people living in nursing homes in 2007 and 2013.BMC geriatrics · 2019Article
- Functional Anorectal Disorders.Gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Clinical Challenges of Fecal Incontinence in the Elderly.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2015Article
- Impact of fecal incontinence and its treatment on quality of life in women.Women's health (London, England) · 2015Review
- Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and classification of fecal incontinence: state of the science summary for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) workshop.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of constipation symptoms and the effects of a brief toileting assistance trial on constipation in a sample of fecally incontinent nursing home (NH) residents.
designObservational study.
settingFive NHs.
participantsOne hundred eleven fecally incontinent NH residents. MEASURES: Research staff measured bowel movement frequency every 2 hours for 10 days. The following week, residents were offered toileting assistance every 2 hours for 2 days to determine resident straining, time required for a bowel movement, and resident perceptions of feeling empty after a bowel movement. Constipation data were abstracted from the medical record.
resultsThe frequency of bowel movements during usual NH care was low (mean=0.32 per person per day), and most episodes were incontinent. The frequency of bowel movements increased significantly, to 0.82 per person per day, and most episodes were continent during the 2 days that research staff provided toileting assistance. Eleven percent of residents showed evidence of straining, and 21% of the time after a continent bowel movement, residents reported not feeling empty. Five percent of participants had medical record or Minimum Data Set documentation indicative of constipation symptoms.
conclusionLow rates of bowel movements during the day that are potentially indicative of constipation were immediately improved during a 2-day trial of toileting assistance in approximately 68% of the residents, although other symptoms of constipation remained in a subset of residents who increased toileting frequency.
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