Table 2 Hospitalization first-day and daily assessment for older adults with constipation (n = 247)
From: Management of constipation in long-term care hospitals and its ward manager and organization factors
Record fields | Recorded | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Presence | All patients | Some patients | Not recorded | |||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
First day of admission assessment | ||||||||
The ability to sense the urge to defecate | 110 | (46.8) | 101 | (41.4) | 68 | (27.9) | 75 | (30.7) |
Medical history of laxative use | 167 | (69.9) | 156 | (63.9) | 62 | (25.4) | 26 | (10.7) |
Abdominal mass | 64 | (26.9) | 38 | (15.6) | 143 | (58.6) | 63 | (25.8) |
Bowel sounds | 60 | (25.2) | 39 | (15.9) | 140 | (57.1) | 66 | (26.9) |
Fecal impaction | 19 | (8.0) | 7 | (2.9) | 49 | (20.0) | 189 | (77.1) |
Hemorrhoids | 28 | (11.7) | 12 | (4.9) | 83 | (33.9) | 150 | (61.2) |
Daily assessment | ||||||||
Frequency of bowel movements | 243 | (99.2) | 244 | (98.8) | 2 | (0.8) | 1 | (0.4) |
Time of bowel movement | 77 | (32.6) | 62 | (26.2) | 62 | (26.2) | 113 | (47.7) |
Amount of stool | 165 | (67.9) | 166 | (67.8) | 63 | (25.7) | 16 | (6.5) |
Abdominal mass | 83 | (34.7) | 25 | (10.2) | 188 | (76.7) | 32 | (13.1) |
Bowel sounds | 88 | (36.7) | 25 | (10.2) | 192 | (78.0) | 29 | (11.8) |
Stool consistency | 147 | (61.5) | 119 | (48.8) | 104 | (42.6) | 21 | (8.6) |
Stool consistency (using the BSFS) | 59 | (24.9) | 58 | (23.5) | 12 | (4.9) | 177 | (71.7) |