ArticleJournal of family & community medicine2014
The effect of lifestyle modification on severity of constipation and quality of life of elders in nursing homes at Ismailia city, Egypt.
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- 2022 Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Review
- Dietary Fiber Intake and Related Factors in Community-Based Iranian's Elderly.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2023Article
- A high-fibre personalised dietary advice given via a web tool reduces constipation complaints in adults.Journal of nutritional science · 2022Article
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- Development and validation of the FiberScreen: A short questionnaire to screen fibre intake in adults.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2021Article
- Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in the Elderly.Current gastroenterology reports · 2020Review
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- Intractable Constipation in the Elderly.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2017Review
- Effects of a proposed physical activity and diet control to manage constipation in middle-aged obese women.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2017Article
- Constipation in Elderly Patients with Noncancer Pain: Focus on Opioid-Induced Constipation.Drugs & aging · 2016Review
- Chronic constipation in the elderly: a primer for the gastroenterologist.BMC gastroenterology · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundConstipation has a significant impact on the quality of life (QOL). Lifestyle modification is widely accepted and recommended by experts as first-line therapy.
aimThis study aimed at using education on lifestyle modification to improve the QOL of the elderly in nursing homes suffering from functional constipation (FC). MATERIALS AND
methodsThis study was conducted in nursing homes in Ismailia city, Egypt. It involved 23 elderly patients suffering from FC, who were randomly selected according to the sample equation. They fulfilled the inclusion criteria of being ≥60 years age and according to Rome II criteria. Participants completed personal characteristics and lifestyle questionnaire, the Patient Assessment of Constipation Symptom questionnaire (PAC-SYM) to assess the severity of symptoms, and the Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAC-QOL) to assess pre- and post-intervention. The intervention was conducted in three sessions, of 30 min each, 2 weeks apart using group discussions to educate the sample about dietary pattern, fluid intake, regular physical activity, and the use of laxatives. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Data were analyzed using a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 20).
resultsThe lifestyle modification education on constipation significantly reduced the severity of symptoms as measured by PAC-SYM, including its total score and subscores (P < 0.001). It also improved the QOL of elderly suffering from constipation as measured by PAC-QOL and reduced total scores of dissatisfaction (P = 0.001) with the exception of the psychosocial subscale. It also significantly increased the satisfaction subscale of PAC-SYM (P < 0.001).
conclusionEducation on lifestyle modification leads to an improvement in the severity of the symptoms of constipation and the QOL of the elderly in nursing homes.
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