Enuil, Malisa (2019) Prevalence of constipation and its associated factors among elderly at selected private care homes in Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
Constipation was a most common health problem among elderly. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of constipation and its associated factors among elderly at selected private care homes in Selangor. A total of 114 subjects were participated from 10 private care homes in Selangor after purposively selected. Subject's anthropometric measurement which are height and weight were measured to calculate their Body Mass Index (BMI). Subjects were then asked to complete the questionnaire consisting five components which are socio-demographic characteristics ( age, sex, ethnicity, education level, marital status, previous occupation and current monthly expenses), risk of malnutrition, dietary intake, physical activity, depression and stress level and constipation severity assessment by face-to-face interview. Majority of the subjects were male (64.0%), Malay (58.8%), had secondary education level (50.9%) with current monthly expenses below than RM 100 (66.7%). Their mean age was 70 ± 8 years. The mean BMI of the subjects was 2f62 ± 5.78 kg/m2 indicating normal BMI. This study found that the prevalence of constipation among these subjects was 7 .0%. The variables that had significantly associated with constipation were sex (p=0.025), depression (p=0.001) and stress (p=0.001). No significant association was found between sociodemographic characteristics (age, ethnicity, education level, marital status, previous occupation and current monthly expenses), risk of malnutrition, dietary intake, physical activity and constipation. In conclusion, being a female, having depression and stress were significantly associated with constipation among elderly in private care homes, Selangor. Future study needs to be done to investigate more details about the factors and the prevention of constipation problem among elderly.
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| Depositing User: | Ms Norafizah Radzuan |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2025 08:49 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2025 08:49 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2499 |
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