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Use of a Self-Report Constipation Questionnaire With Older Adults in Long-Term Care

Author(s) -

Lori Frank,

Jennifer Flynn,

Margaret Rothman

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/41.6.778

Subject(s) - likert scale , constipation , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , interview , gerontology , cognitive interview , population , psychology , cognition , long term care , clinical psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , nursing , surgery , developmental psychology , environmental health , political science , law

The Patient Assessment of Constipation (PAC), a symptom and quality-of-life inventory, was developed among community-dwelling adults under age 65. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and validity of an interview format of the PAC for older adults residing in long-term care.

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