| Autor: |
Dimidi, Eirini, Cox, Camilla, Grant, Robert, Scott, S. Mark, Whelan, Kevin |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Zdroj: |
Dimidi, E, Cox, C, Grant, R, Scott, S M & Whelan, K 2019, ' Perceptions of constipation among the general public and people with constipation differ strikingly from those of general and specialist doctors and the Rome IV criteria : Perceptions of constipation diagnosis ', The American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 114, no. 7, pp. 1116-1129 . https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000000267 |
| DOI: |
10.14309/ajg.0000000000000267 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To compare the perceptions of constipation among the general population (with and without constipation), general and specialist doctors and the Rome IV criteria. Methods: A cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire where participants were asked to report symptoms perceived to be most important for a diagnosis of constipation. Participants also judged 10 case studies in which constipation was either present or absent according to Rome IV criteria. Results: 2,557 members of the general population (934 with self-reported constipation, 1,623 without constipation), 411 general practitioners (GPs) and 365 gastroenterology specialists completed the questionnaire. Of the 934 with self-reported constipation, 877 (94%) met Rome IV criteria for functional constipation, whereas of the 1,623 who did not self-report constipation, 473 (29%) actually met Rome IV criteria. Infrequent bowel movements were perceived as important for diagnosing constipation by less than a third of the constipated general population (26%), compared with 41% of GPs and 65% of specialist doctors (p |
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