Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background and objective Constipation is one of the most common functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract in older adults. To date, no systematic review or previous meta-analysis has estimated the global prevalence of constipation in older adults. The prevalence of this disorder has been r...
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| author | Salari, Nader Ghasemianrad, Mohammadrasool Ammari-Allahyari, Mojtaba Rasoulpoor, Shabnam Shohaimi, Shamarina Mohammadi, Masoud |
| author_facet | Salari, Nader Ghasemianrad, Mohammadrasool Ammari-Allahyari, Mojtaba Rasoulpoor, Shabnam Shohaimi, Shamarina Mohammadi, Masoud |
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Constipation is one of the most common functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract in older adults. To date, no systematic review or previous meta-analysis has estimated the global prevalence of constipation in older adults. The prevalence of this disorder has been reported differently in different studies; therefore, this study aims to systematically review the publications and to perform a meta-analysis of the prevalence of constipation in older adults. |
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| spelling | upm-1081102024-09-26T03:32:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108110/ Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis Salari, Nader Ghasemianrad, Mohammadrasool Ammari-Allahyari, Mojtaba Rasoulpoor, Shabnam Shohaimi, Shamarina Mohammadi, Masoud Background and objective Constipation is one of the most common functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract in older adults. To date, no systematic review or previous meta-analysis has estimated the global prevalence of constipation in older adults. The prevalence of this disorder has been reported differently in different studies; therefore, this study aims to systematically review the publications and to perform a meta-analysis of the prevalence of constipation in older adults. Springer 2023 Article PeerReviewed Salari, Nader and Ghasemianrad, Mohammadrasool and Ammari-Allahyari, Mojtaba and Rasoulpoor, Shabnam and Shohaimi, Shamarina and Mohammadi, Masoud (2023) Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 135. pp. 389-398. ISSN 0043-5325; ESSN: 1613-7671 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00508-023-02156-w?error=cookies_not_supported&code=9fbd127d-1b47-42a7-ba80-840c6849668a 10.1007/s00508-023-02156-w |
| spellingShingle | Salari, Nader Ghasemianrad, Mohammadrasool Ammari-Allahyari, Mojtaba Rasoulpoor, Shabnam Shohaimi, Shamarina Mohammadi, Masoud Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title | Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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