Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Constipation Assessment Scale: studio osservazionale nei setting di cure palliative / S. Tinti, G. Scatola, A. Alberti, G. Falcone, I. Ramponi, A. Alberti, A. Destrebecq. - In: LA RIVISTA ITALIANA DI CURE PALLIATIVE. - ISSN 2532-9790. - 23:(2021), pp. 223-228.
Abstract:
. Introduction. Palliative care improves the
quality of life of people in an advanced and progressive
phase of the disease, who therefore present a wide number of physical and psychosocial conditions, the management of which is sometimes very complicated. One of the
problems presented by people with advanced neoplasia, is
constipation, a cause of morbidity and suffering. Opioid-induced constipation is caused or exacerbated by opioid
analgesics. The Constipation Assessment Scale (CAS) was
developed to assess the risk of constipation, cross-culturally validated in Italian in the home palliative care setting.
Materials and methods: Multicenter observational study
in Hospices and Palliative Home Care Units on the territory
of Lombardy Region, with non-probabilistic convenience
sampling and administration of the CAS. Results. Ninety-eight advanced oncology patients participated in the
study with a mean age of 75 years [Standard Deviation
(SD):11; Range 45-90 years] and female most represented
53% (52). Pulmonary neoplasm was most prevalent 33%
(32), followed by breast neoplasm 25% (25). The entire
sample was receiving opioid analgesics and 96% (97) were
receiving laxatives. The mean score of the (CAS) was 4.7
(SD:1.9; Range Score 2-10). The administration time of the
scale was 192 (SD:48) seconds. Conclusions. Constipation
is a major cause of distress in people with cancer. This
study supports CAS as a useful tool for assessment and
monitoring of constipation in palliative care settings.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Cancer, Constipation Assessment Scale, constipation, opioid-induced constipation, palliative care;
Elenco autori:
S. Tinti, G. Scatola, A. Alberti, G. Falcone, I. Ramponi, A. Alberti, A. Destrebecq
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