ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2016
Constipation and Laxative Use among Nursing Home Patients: Prevalence and Associations Derived from the Residents Assessment Instrument for Long-Term Care Facilities (interRAI LTCF).
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- Nursing-sensitive quality indicators for quality improvement in Norwegian nursing homes - a modified Delphi study.BMC health services research · 2023Review
- The Burden and Treatment of Chronic Constipation Among US Nursing Home Residents.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2023Article
- Prevalence of constipation and use of laxatives, and association with risk factors among older patients during hospitalization: a cross sectional study.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Management in a Hospitalized Geriatric Patient with Constipation.Medical acupuncture · 2020Article
- Laxative use among older adults with intellectual disability: a cross-sectional observational study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2020Observational
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Urinary Incontinence in Frail Elderly Females.Journal of aging research · 2020Article
- Management of constipation in long-term care hospitals and its ward manager and organization factors.BMC nursing · 2020Article
- Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Beneficial Effects on Comorbidities in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2018Review
- The occurrence and risk factors of constipation in inpatient palliative care unit patients vs. nursing home residents.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2018Article
- Prevalence and Variability in Medications Contributing to Polypharmacy in Long-Term Care Facilities.Drugs - real world outcomes · 2017Article
- Neurotoxin-Induced Catecholaminergic Loss in the Colonic Myenteric Plexus of Rhesus Monkeys.Journal of Alzheimer's disease & Parkinsonism · 2016Article
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Abstract
Introduction. Constipation is a common, bothersome, and potentially dangerous condition among nursing home (NH) patients. Between 50 and 74% of NH patients use laxatives. Objective. To study prevalence and associations of laxative use and constipation using the comprehensive Norwegian version of the Resident Assessment Instrument for Long-Term Care Facilities. Methods. Cross-sectional study. Patients from 20 NH units were included. Logistic regression was used to analyze the results. Data collected in NHs might be clustered. Consequently, the multivariable models were tested against a mixed effects regression model to investigate variance both on the level of patients and on the level of NH units. Results. In all, 261 patients were included. The prevalence of constipation was 23.4%, and 67.1% used laxatives regularly. Balance problems, urinary incontinence, hypothyroidism, and Parkinson's disease were associated with constipation. Reduced ability to communicate and number of drugs were associated with laxative use. Antidementia-drugs and being involved in activities 1/3 to 2/3 of daytime were protective factors for laxative use. Mixed effects analyses identified variance on the level of NH units as nonsignificant. Conclusion. Constipation and laxative use are common. Variance is mainly explained by different patient characteristics/health deficiencies. Hence, patients might benefit from individualized care to compensate for deficiencies.
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