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ArticleBMC pediatrics2022

Relationship between family-related factors and functional constipation among Chinese preschoolers: a case-control study.

Yushuo Niu, Ting Liu, Ni Ran, Kuinan Li, Yaru Sun, Xin Wang, Kun Guo, Xiuling Yang

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Article in BMC pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Yushuo NiuSchool of Nursing, Qingdao University, No.38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266021, Shandong Province, China.
Ting LiuSchool of Nursing, Qingdao University, No.38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266021, Shandong Province, China.
Ni RanThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
Kuinan LiSchool of Nursing, Qingdao University, No.38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266021, Shandong Province, China.
Yaru SunSchool of Nursing, Qingdao University, No.38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266021, Shandong Province, China.
Xin WangSchool of Nursing, Qingdao University, No.38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266021, Shandong Province, China.
Kun GuoSchool of Nursing, Qingdao University, No.38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266021, Shandong Province, China.
Xiuling YangSchool of Nursing, Qingdao University, No.38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266021, Shandong Province, China. ratyxl2003@163.com.
Qingdao University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Qingdao University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConstipation is one of the common symptoms in childhood. The prevalence of FC is about 0.5% to 32% and still on the rise according to global statistics. The aim of this study is to explore the associations between family-related factors (e.g., parental conflict, parenting style, and parent-child relationship) and functional constipation of preschool children based on family system theory.

methodsThe study is a case-control survey of preschoolers in China. In total, 108 preschoolers with functional constipation diagnosed with pediatric Rome IV criteria and 324 healthy examination preschoolers without functional constipation were enrolled in the study. Parents completed the following 5 instruments: General information questionnaire, the Parental Conflict Scale, the Parenting Style Questionnaire, the Child-parent Relationship Scale and the Children's Emotional Adjustment Scale-Preschool Version.

resultsNine categories of factors which significantly predicted functional constipation in preschoolers were retained in the final logistic regression model: Second child in birth order (OR = 0.456; 95% CI, 0.229 to 0.910), children picky eating (OR = 2.936; 95% CI, 1.133 to 7.611), bad bowel habits (OR = 2.896; 95% CI, 1.391 to 6.028), parental history of constipation (OR = 3.259; 95% CI, 1.600 to 6.639), parents blaming the child for having a bad bowel movement (OR = 3.788; 95% CI, 1.391 to 10.318), more than 3 h of fathers-child interaction time per day (OR = 0.137; 95% CI, 0.024 to 0.778), parental conflict (OR = 1.981; 95% CI, 0.950 to 3.831), doting or authoritarian parenting style (OR = 1.644; 95% CI, 1.067 to 2.534, OR = 2.481; 95% CI, 1.362 to 4.519), and anxiety control or temper control in children (OR = 0.492; 95% CI, 0.303 to 0.799, OR = 0.189; 95% CI, 0.103 to 0.348).

conclusionsThis study identified the significant associations between family-related factors and functional constipation in preschool children, which provide implications for healthcare professionals to address functional constipation in early childhood using a preventive lens.

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Parent-Child RelationsParentingCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolConstipationHumansParentsSurveys and QuestionnairesFamilyFunctional constipationPreschoolersRisk factors

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