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Tamura A, Tomita T, Oshima T, et al. Prevalence and Self-recognition of Chronic Constipation: Results of an Internet Survey. J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016;22(4):677-685doi: 10.5056/jnm15187.
Tamura, A., Tomita, T., Oshima, T., Toyoshima, F., Yamasaki, T., Okugawa, T., Kondo, T., Kono, T., Tozawa, K., Ikehara, H., Ohda, Y., Fukui, H., Watari, J., & Miwa, H. (2016). Prevalence and Self-recognition of Chronic Constipation: Results of an Internet Survey. Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, 22(4), 677-685. https://doi.org/10.5056/jnm15187
Tamura, Akio, et al. "Prevalence and Self-recognition of Chronic Constipation: Results of an Internet Survey." Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility vol. 22,4 (2016): 677-685. doi: https://doi.org/10.5056/jnm15187
Tamura A, Tomita T, Oshima T, Toyoshima F, Yamasaki T, Okugawa T, Kondo T, Kono T, Tozawa K, Ikehara H, Ohda Y, Fukui H, Watari J, Miwa H. Prevalence and Self-recognition of Chronic Constipation: Results of an Internet Survey. J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 Oct 30;22(4):677-685. doi: 10.5056/jnm15187. PMID: 27426278; PMCID: PMC5056578.
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J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 Oct 30;22(4):677-685. doi: 10.5056/jnm15187.

Prevalence and Self-recognition of Chronic Constipation: Results of an Internet Survey.

Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility

Akio Tamura, Toshihiko Tomita, Tadayuki Oshima, Fumihiko Toyoshima, Takahisa Yamasaki, Takuya Okugawa, Takashi Kondo, Tomoaki Kono, Katsuyuki Tozawa, Hisatomo Ikehara, Yoshio Ohda, Hirokazu Fukui, Jiro Watari, Hiroto Miwa

Affiliations

  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan.

PMID: 27426278 PMCID: PMC5056578 DOI: 10.5056/jnm15187

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Although chronic constipation is a common symptom, to date no international consensus has been reached regarding its definition. The aims of this study were (1) to investigate defecation habits and (2) to examine the prevalence of constipation using the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (JSIM) and the Rome III criteria using an online survey.

METHODS: An online questionnaire composed of items on the frequency, interval, form of defecation, the management, and self-recognition of constipation (reference standard of constipation) was created. A total of 5155 valid responses were received. In addition, constipation symptoms were evaluated through a survey using the JSIM and the Rome III criteria.

RESULTS: In the internet survey, 28.4% of the respondents considered themselves to be constipated. Stratified by sex, significantly more females (37.5%) than males (19.1%) considered themselves to be constipated (

CONCLUSIONS: The online survey developed for this study was able to provide clarification regarding defecation patterns. The results also suggest a discrepancy between the self-recognized prevalence of constipation in Japan and prevalence of constipation based on the JSIM criteria.

Keywords: Constipation; Prevalence; Recognition

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