Behavioural treatment of the dyssynergic defecation in chronically constipated elderly patients: A randomized controlled trial

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-277

  Simón, Miguel A ^a   Bueno, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic constipation; Dyssynergic defecation; EMG biofeedback treatment; Functional defecation disorders

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DYSSYNERGIC DEFECATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSATION; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72349088689     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-009-9100-7     Document Type: Article

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