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The aim is to evaluate the association between functional bowel symptoms and impaired functional status and quality of life in older adults.

Bowel Disorders Impair Functional Status and Quality of Life in the Elderly: A Population-Based Study

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Randomized trial evaluates impaired functional status and well-being in the elderly, suggesting the impact of bowel disorders.

The aim is to evaluate the association between functional bowel symptoms and impaired functional status and quality of life in older adults.
Random sample of 704 residents aged 65+ years from Olmsted County, Minnesota.
Participants completed symptom questionnaires, including the Elderly Bowel Symptom Questionnaire and Medical Outcomes Survey.
Functional status was assessed through physical, role, and social functioning, mental health, bodily pain, and health perception.
Response rate was 75%.
Irritable bowel syndrome and non-colonic symptoms linked to poorer overall function.
Certain symptoms like pain, role functioning, and current health discriminated between asymptomatic and symptomatic groups.

O'Keefe et al. (1995) studied this question.

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