Evaluating and managing constipation in the elderly.

David A Ginsberg, Sidney E Phillips, Joyce Wallace, Karen L Josephson

Journal: Urologic nursing 2007;27(3):191-200, 212; quiz 201

PMID: 17674594

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Abstract

Constipation is common in the elderly because of age-related physiologic changes and polypharmacy. Secondary constipation is treated by correcting underlying pathology or reducing predisposing factors. Primary constipation is amenable to dietary adjustments, education and behavioral training, and laxatives when necessary.

Address: Department of Urology, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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MeSH Terms: Aged, Algorithms, Behavior Therapy, Cathartics, Cholinergic Antagonists, Constipation, Cost of Illness, Decision Trees, Diagnosis, Differential, Dietary Fiber, Gastrointestinal Transit, Geriatric Assessment, Geriatric Nursing, Humans, Lactulose, Nursing Assessment, Patient Education as Topic, Polypharmacy, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Sigmoidoscopy, Toilet Training