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ArticleInternational journal of older people nursing2025

Best Practice to Prevent Constipation in People Living With Dementia: A Scoping Review.

Linda Maria Schnitker, Safa Alrababah, Anne Young, Zoe Selby, Claudia Meyer, Judy A Lowthian

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Article in International journal of older people nursing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Linda Maria SchnitkerBolton Clarke Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1157-2277
Safa AlrababahBolton Clarke Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Anne YoungBolton Clarke Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Zoe SelbyBolton Clarke Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Claudia MeyerBolton Clarke Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Judy A LowthianBolton Clarke Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.

Funding

Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) GA00065
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis scoping review explores available evidence on strategies to guide the prevention of constipation in people with dementia.

methodsA systematic literature search was conducted across eight electronic databases. Two researchers independently conducted data screening, extraction, analysis and charting using a standardised data extraction tool for obtaining information about studies.

resultsWe identified seven studies, including three randomised controlled trials, carried out between 1997 and 2019. A range of nonpharmacological strategies was utilised to reduce the risk of developing constipation in people who live with dementia. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Strategies identified through this review could guide the care of people with dementia in preventing constipation by emphasising the importance of lifestyle and environmental changes to support regular, soft-formed bowel movements.

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ConstipationDementiaAgedHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicAlzheimer'sdyschezianeurocognitive disordernonpharmacological interventionswell‐being

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PMCPMC12173214

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