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Effects of abdominal massage on constipation in palliative care patients – a pilot study Cover

Effects of abdominal massage on constipation in palliative care patients – a pilot study

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|Mar 2018

Figures & Tables

fig. 1.

Abdominal massage phases I-III (arrows show the direction of the procedure)

Fig. 2.

Mean ±SD values of the Bowel Function Index [pts] obtained in subsequent weeks in the groups with massage (M, n=6) and without massage (NM, n=5)

Mean ±SD values of the number of defecations obtained in subsequent weeks in the groups with massage (M, n=6) and without massage (NM, n=5)

LICZBA WYPRÓŻNIEŃ/NUMBER OF DEFECATIONS
TYDZIEŃ/WEEK
IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIRÓŻNICA/DIFFERENCE I-VIII [%]Fdf=7,14P
M/MX¯\bar X3,33,03,54,33,74,74,84,6-382,360,081
SD2,30,70,51,51,60,81,31,1
BM/NMX¯\bar X2,72,22,82,42,62,61,81,350
SD2,11,61,31,51,51,31,00,6

Mean ±SD values of abdomen circumference [cm] obtained in subsequent weeks in the groups with massage (M, n=6) and without massage (NM, n=5)

OBWÓD BRZUCHA/ABDOMEN CIRCUMFERENCE [cm]
TYDZIEŃ/WEEK
IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIRÓŻNICA/DIFFERENCE I-VIII [%]Fdf=7,14P
M/MX¯\bar X110,0107,8106,0105,2104,3103,5104,0104,050,440,864
SD11,38,210,69,710,610,111,411,4
BM/NMX¯\bar X88,096,695,496,098,298,094,8104,8-18,2
SD23,521,320,220,319,420,020,713,9

Mean ±SD values of particular elements of BFI obtained in subsequent weeks in the groups with massage (M, n=6) and without massage (NM, n=5)

INDEKS CZYNNOŚCI JELIT – SKŁADOWE [pkt]/BOWEL FUNCTION INDEX (BFI) – ELEMENTS [pts]
SKŁADOWA A/ELEMENT ATRUDNOŚĆ WYPRÓŻNIANIA/OBSTRUCTED DEFECATION
TYDZIEŃ/WEEK
IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIRÓŻNICA/DIFFERENCE I-VIII [%]Fdf=7,14P
M/MX¯\bar X7,364,73,22,71,51,21862,110,112
SD2,14,32,3321,81,11,4
BM/NMX¯\bar X64,66,24,84,25,266,3-5,56
SD3,642,93,83,21,81,43,8
SKŁADOWA B/ELEMENT BPOCZUCIE NIEPEŁNEGO WYPRÓŻNIENIA/FEELING OF INCOMPLETE DEFECATION
TYDZIEŃ/WEEK
IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIRÓŻNICA/DIFFERENCE I-VIII [%]Fdf=7,14P
M/MX¯\bar X7,764,721,30,80,40,6922,320,085
SD2,34,333,11,81,30,90,9
BM/NMX¯\bar X62,84,84,64,65,66,86,7-11,1
SD2,63,12,23,22,932,23,2
SKŁADOWA C/ELEMENT COCENA CIĘŻKOŚCI ZAPARCIA/CONSTIPATION INTENSITY
TYDZIEŃ/WEEK
IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIRÓŻNICA/DIFFERENCE I-VIII [%]Fdf=7,14P
M/MX¯\bar X6,75,45,731,51,81,20,6911,340,303
SD2,34,22,73,22,31,81,30,5
BM/NMX¯\bar X4,73,65,63,855,85,55,3-14,3
SD2,13,81,53,22,33,12,43,1
Language: English
Page range: 19 - 34
Published on: Mar 14, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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