Best Practice to Prevent Constipation in People Living With Dementia: A Scoping Review

IF 2 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

International Journal of Older People Nursing Pub Date : 2025-06-17 DOI:10.1111/opn.70033

Linda Maria Schnitker, Safa Alrababah, Anne Young, Zoe Selby, Claudia Meyer, Judy A. Lowthian

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Abstract

Introduction

This scoping review explores available evidence on strategies to guide the prevention of constipation in people with dementia.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted across eight electronic databases. Two researchers independently conducted data screening, extraction, analysis and charting using a standardised data extraction tool for obtaining information about studies.

Results

We identified seven studies, including three randomised controlled trials, carried out between 1997 and 2019. A range of nonpharmacological strategies was utilised to reduce the risk of developing constipation in people who live with dementia.

Implications for Practice

Strategies identified through this review could guide the care of people with dementia in preventing constipation by emphasising the importance of lifestyle and environmental changes to support regular, soft-formed bowel movements.

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International Journal of Older People Nursing Nursing-Gerontology

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Older People Nursing welcomes scholarly papers on all aspects of older people nursing including research, practice, education, management, and policy. We publish manuscripts that further scholarly inquiry and improve practice through innovation and creativity in all aspects of gerontological nursing. We encourage submission of integrative and systematic reviews; original quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research; secondary analyses of existing data; historical works; theoretical and conceptual analyses; evidence based practice projects and other practice improvement reports; and policy analyses. All submissions must reflect consideration of IJOPN''s international readership and include explicit perspective on gerontological nursing. We particularly welcome submissions from regions of the world underrepresented in the gerontological nursing literature and from settings and situations not typically addressed in that literature. Editorial perspectives are published in each issue. Editorial perspectives are submitted by invitation only.