Older people seeking solutions to constipation: The laxative mire

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 603-612

  Annells, Merilyn ^a   Koch, Tina ^b  

^a MP Annells Research   (Australia)

^b Royal District Nursing Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constipation; Constipation remedies; Elderly; Information seeking; Laxatives; Self management

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONSTIPATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036717004     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00626.x     Document Type: Review

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