The impact of functional constipation on quality of life of middle-aged Black Americans: a prospective case-control study

• Published in: Quality of life research Vol. 21; no. 10; pp. 1713 - 1717
• Main Authors: Friedenberg, Frank K., Dadabhai, Alia, Palit, Amiya, Sankineni, Abhinav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.12.2012; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adjustment; Adult; African Americans; Aged; Arthritis; Back pain; Black or African American; Black People; Brief Communication; Cardiovascular disease; Case-Control Studies; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CLINICAL AND POLICY APPLICATIONS; Clinical trials; Colorectal cancer; Comorbidity; Constipation; Constipation - physiopathology; Control groups; Coronary vessels; Demography; Disorders; Education; Female; Gastroenterology; Gender; Health Surveys; Heart failure; Humans; Male; Medical screening; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental Health; Middle age; Middle Aged; Population; Population control; Prospective Studies; Public Health; Quality of Life; Quality of Life Research; Sociology; Standard deviation; Surveys and Questionnaires; Systematic review; Vein & artery diseases; Vitality; Black American; Constipation; Quality of life; SF-36

Purpose To quantify the impact of constipation on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Black Americans. Methods Case-control design. Black subjects referred for colon cancer screening with a Bristol Stool Score of 3-5 for > 75% of bowel movements served as controls. Frequencymatched function...