Chronic Functional Constipation
Conditions
Keywords
Quality of life, Constipation, Focus groups, Health education, Problem-based learning
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the quality of life in children and adolescents diagnosed with chronic functional constipation improves after educational activity in focus group composed by these patients' mothers.
Detailed description
The present research will be conducted on the specific constipation clinic in Hospital das Clínicas at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducational action with focal group
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children (6 to 9 years-old) and adolescents * Diagnostic of chronic functional constipation
Exclusion criteria
* Patients using calcium and/or heme * Patients with organic diseases that causes constipation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The improvement in the quality of life on participants after the intervention | 3 months | The quality of life outcomes will be assessed by using the Generic Core Questionnaires (Standard form) of Measurement Model for the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM version (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scales (VARNI et al., 2001) was translated and validated in Brazil by Klatchoian et al. (2008). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The improvement in clinical parameters of chronic functional constipation | 3 months | The clinical parameters were assessed according to a specific questionnaire used on patient assistance at clinical hospital at UFPE. This questionnaire will be applied before and after the intervention. |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Primary ContactGabriela CS Sette, MSc
Outcome results
None listed