Effects of the constipation self care program of the elderly using welfare centers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0008976

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-24

Start date

2022-10-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-12-19

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(constipation self care ) : The constipation self-care program developed in this study was implemented as a four-week intervention consisting of theoretical and practical education sessions (one

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were: Constipation Assessment Scale score of = 4, age of = 65 years, absence of mental illness, ability to communicate with no speech or hearing impairment, no history of intestinal obstruction or abdominal surgery within the last 6 months, and no intake of laxatives for constipation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: To control for extraneous variables, participants taking probiotics or other supplements that could affect constipation were asked to record them in the self-care journal. Those whose supplements were deemed to affect the constipation status were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Constipation Assessment Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Constipation Knowledge;Self-efficacy scale;Bristol Stool Scale, BSS;Patient Assessment of Constipation–Quality of Life, PAC-QOL	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactGi Ran Lee

U1 University

lgiran0510@naver.com+82-42-600-8554

Outcome results