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==Overview==
==Overview==
According to the [[USPSTF]], screening for constipation is not recommended in general population. In [[palliative care]] patients, [[Screening (medicine)|screening]] for constipation by specific [[questionnaire]] about subjective and objective findings is recommended.


==Screening==
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].
*According to the [[USPSTF]], screening for constipation is not recommended in general population.


*In [[palliative care]] patients, screening for constipation by specific [[questionnaire]] about subjective and objective findings is recommended.<ref name="pmid19747036">{{cite journal |vauthors=Noguera A, Centeno C, Librada S, Nabal M |title=Screening for constipation in palliative care patients |journal=J Palliat Med |volume=12 |issue=10 |pages=915–20 |year=2009 |pmid=19747036 |doi=10.1089/jpm.2009.0054 |url=}}</ref>
OR
*The screening [[questionnaire]] is composed of 5 questions, as following:<ref name="pmid19747036" />
{| class="wikitable"
!Group
!Question
!Answer interpretation
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Symptoms]]
|Do you have [[pain]], [[discomfort]] or a [[sensation]] of incomplete evacuation when having a [[bowel movement]]?
|Positive response reflects constipation
|-
|Please indicate the degree of ‘‘[[discomfort]] or difficult with constipation’’


0=None
According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.


10=Maximum discomfort
OR
|Higher scores reflects more constipation severity
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Signs]]
|On average: How many [[Bowel movement|bowel movements]] per week do you estimate you have had over the last 3 weeks?
|< 3 [[Bowel movement|movements]] reflects constipation
|-
|Please indicate the usual [[hardness]] of your [[bowels]].


Hard, soft or normal?
According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3].
==Screening==


Are they runny or pasty?
*There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].
|Hard consistency reflects constipation
OR
|-
*According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.
|[[Fecal impaction]]
OR
|[[Fecal impaction]] defined as the accumulation of hard [[feces]] in the [[rectum]] that would require unusual effort to evacuate, such as manual extraction, repetitive [[enemas]], or intensive oral use of [[laxatives]].
*According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with:
|Positive response reflects constipation
**[Condition 1]
|}
**[Condition 2]
**[Condition 3]


==References==
==References==

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Overview

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].

OR

According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.

OR

According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3].

Screening

  • There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].

OR

  • According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.

OR

  • According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with:
    • [Condition 1]
    • [Condition 2]
    • [Condition 3]

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