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| Beliefs about constipation in old age psychiatry | | Author(s) | D C Tullett, S Prior, A J D Macdonald |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 3, no 3, August 1999 |
| Pages | pp 264-266 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Constipation ; Dementia ; Depression ; Nurses ; Psychiatrists ; London. |
| Annotation | A questionnaire survey of opinions about the influence of constipation on the mental state of older people were sent to nursing staff and psychiatrists in the South-East Thames region. The response rate for trusts was 62.5% and just over 50% of individuals from participating services returned questionnaires. Constipation was thought to be an important cause of deterioration in patients with dementia by 86.6% of respondents, and 54.9% felt that reabsorption of toxic substances contributed to this. Of respondents, 86.6% believed that delirium could be caused de novo by constipation. There was little difference between doctors and nurses in their responses. These results from experienced clinicians suggest that further investigation of the role of constipation in older people with dementia is warranted. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991005212 A |
| Classmark | CMC: EA: ENR: QTE: QT9: 82L |
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