Does treatment of constipation improve faecal incontinence in institutionalized elderly patients?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-164

  Chassagne, Philippe ^a   Jego, Alain ^a   Gloc, Philippe ^a   Capet, Corinne ^a   Trivalle, Christophe ^a   Doucet, Jean ^a   Denis, Philippe ^a   Bercoff, Eric ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Constipation; Elderly; Faecal incontinence; Institutional care

Indexed keywords

EDUCTYL; ENEMA; GLYCEROL; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; OSMOTIC AGENT; TAP WATER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LAUNDRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034126296     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/29.2.159     Document Type: Article

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