Dietary factors and dismobility associated with constipation in hospitalized elderly adults

Aguilar-Herrera S.C.; Díaz-Tena J.Á.; Vega-Gonzales E. · Revista Espanola de Nutricion Comunitaria (2024)

Resumen

Background: Constipation is a common problem in older adults, whose etiology is diverse, and includes some factors such as the type of diet, consistency and fiber, in addition to dysmobility that can greatly affect intestinal motility. The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between dietary factors and the state of dysmobility in constipation in hospitalized older adults. Methods: The study had an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional design. The sample was 70 older adult patients hospitalized in the medicine and surgery services of the Quillabamba Hospital, in 2022, evaluated with the Rome IV Criterion, a semi-qualitative questionnaire on food intake in hospitalized patients and the Dismobility Survey. Results: Constipation occurs in 60% of the participants. The disorder occurred mainly in those who ate diets of liquefied consistency (100%) and crushed diet (80%). 47% of participants had inadequate fiber intake (< 14 g) and a statistically significant relationship with constipation (p < 0.00). Only 6 patients drank more than 1.5 liters of water, and 29 of them ingested less than 500 ml, with a significant relationship with constipation (p <0.01). Regarding dysmobility, it was observed that the increase in stages was significantly related to constipation (p <0.00). Conclusions: Dietary factors and dysmobility are related to constipation in hospitalized older adult patients.

Instituciones: Universidad Científica del Sur; Universidad Tecnológica del Perú