Prevalence of constipation symptoms in fecally incontinent nursing home residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 647-652

  Schnelle, John F ^a,b,d   Simmons, Sandra F ^b,d   Beuscher, Linda ^b,c   Peterson, Emily N ^b   Habermann, Ralf ^c   Leung, Felix ^e,f  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Fecal incontinence; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; LAXATIVE; MEMANTINE; METOPROLOL; SERTRALINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION HABIT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOM;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONSTIPATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63849216679     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02215.x     Document Type: Article

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