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A strategy to reduce laxative use among older people
Author(s)Eileen Stewart, John Innes, Jean Mackenzie, George Downie
Journal titleNursing Times, vol 93, no 4, 22 January 1997
Pagespp 35-36
KeywordsConstipation ; Drugs ; Diet ; Psychogeriatric patients.
AnnotationDementia and being bed- or chair-bound greatly increases the risk of chronic constipation - with excessive laxative use as another cause. This article outlines a review of practice carried out in a mixed ward of psychogeriatric patients where laxatives had been routinely given for constipation. The use of laxatives was stopped almost entirely, and a new dietary regime started.
Accession NumberCPA-970305016 A
ClassmarkCMC: LLD: CFD: LF:E *

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