ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Constipation and Its Associated Factors among Patients with Dementia.
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- Best Practice to Prevent Constipation in People Living With Dementia: A Scoping Review.International journal of older people nursing · 2025Article
- Gastrointestinal Dysfunction and Low-Grade Inflammation Associate With Enteric Neuronal Amyloid-β in a Model for Amyloid Pathology.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Article
- Bowel Health, Laxative Use, and Cognitive Function in Older Puerto Rican Adults.Journal of aging research · 2025Article
- The Association Between Constipation and Positron Emission Tomography and Blood-Based Biomarkers in Older Cognitively Unimpaired Adults with Higher Amyloid-β Burden.Neurology and therapy · 2024Article
- Constipation: a neglected condition in older emergency department patients.Internal and emergency medicine · 2024Review
- Efficacy and safety of elobixibat in combination with or switched from conventional treatments of chronic constipation: A retrospective observational study.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Article
- Controlling Gut Microbiota by Twendee XInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Association of laxatives use with incident dementia and modifying effect of genetic susceptibility: a population-based cohort study with propensity score matching.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Gut microbiota and intestinal barrier function in subjects with cognitive impairments: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- 5xFAD mice do not have myenteric amyloidosis, dysregulation of neuromuscular transmission or gastrointestinal dysmotility.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2022Article
- Impact of constipation on progression of Alzheimer's disease: A retrospective study.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Constipation in Elderly and Its Association With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
Constipation is one of the most frequent non-motor problems in older adults. As constipation is commonly ignored by dementia patients, it is not usually reported on time. Constipation has a serious impact on the activity of daily living and quality of life in dementia patients. The relationships between constipation, demographic variables, and the nutritional status of patients with dementia remain unknown. This study aimed to assess the possible factors associated with constipation. This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from January to November 2019. This hospital is a medical center and the main referral hospital of southern Taiwan, serving 3 million inhabitants. In total, 119 patients with dementia were evaluated using the Rome III diagnostic criteria for functional constipation. There were 30 patients with dementia included in the constipation group and 89 patients with dementia included in the no constipation group. Mini-Nutritional Assessment and 3-day diet diary records were employed. The clinical dementia rating score was used to evaluate the severity of dementia in patients of the outpatient clinic. Approximately 25.2% of dementia patients had constipation. Patients in the dementia with constipation group were older, had severer dementia, and displayed a lower water intake. After multivariable adjustment, low liquid consumption was the predictor of constipation among patients with dementia. The findings support the clinical recommendations to treat constipation with an increased liquid intake, but not exercise, in dementia patients.
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