Chronic constipation among the elderly in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia: a pilot study
Constipation is common among elderly population. The prevalence was higher among institutionalized and female elderly. Lack of fluid and fiber intake, lack of physical activity, underlying diseases and medication consumptions will further expose them to constipation. The prevalence however, was r...
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| Language: | English English English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/76801/40/Poster%20to%20present_20141214-WA0003.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76801/41/Cert_poster%20present_ICPE%202014.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76801/42/76801%20Chronic%20constipation.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76801/ |
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| Summary: | Constipation is common among elderly population. The prevalence was higher
among institutionalized and female elderly. Lack of fluid and fiber intake, lack of physical
activity, underlying diseases and medication consumptions will further expose them to
constipation. The prevalence however, was reported vary within different diagnosis tools used.
Therefore, this study aims to compare the prevalence of constipation among hospitalized elderly
based on self-reported constipation and constipation which is identified through Rome III
criteria, as well as to determine agreement between these two measures. A cross-sectional study
was conducted among the elderly selected from two medical wards (N=30) in Hospital
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kelantan. Screening for constipation was done using the
Malay language Rome III diagnostic questionnaires and also self-reported constipation. The
agreement between these two measures was computed using Cohen kappa coefficient. Overall,
the prevalence reported through self-reported constipation was higher (67%) compared to Rome
III (47%). All elderly who were diagnosed constipation through Rome III criteria were selfreported constipation. Agreement between these two measures was good (Kappa: 0.61, 95% CI:
0.48, 0.92). As conclusion, the prevalence of constipation among hospitalized elderly was high,
but still within the range as reported in other studies. Further research in larger scale is required
to enable the finding representing the population under study |
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