Examination of the Observation Period Necessary for a Bowel Movement Pattern Classification

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  • 排便パターン分類に必要な観察期間の検討
  • 排便パターン分類に必要な観察期間の検討 : 4週間から2週間への短縮化の可能性
  • ハイベン パターン ブンルイ ニ ヒツヨウ ナ カンサツ キカン ノ ケントウ : 4シュウカン カラ 2シュウカン エ ノ タンシュクカ ノ カノウセイ
  • ―4週間から2週間への短縮化の可能性―
  • ―The Possibility of Shortening a Four-Week Consultation Period to a Two-Week One―

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<p>　The present study was conducted to investigate the feasibility of shortening the consultation period for nurses to classify and judge the defecation situation of patients in a clinical setting based on a flow chart reported previously (Hosono et al. 2016). The possibility of shortening the former four-week consultation period to a two-week one was explored, with reference to the days when defecation occurred, stool frequency, stool hardness, and stool amount for 148 participants (aged 37.0±13.7 years).<br/> 　Continuous observation of the days when defecation occurred and stool frequency revealed that the average distribution in a one-week period was almost equivalent between the four-week and two-week consultation periods, with no significant difference between them. There was also no significant difference between the two consultation periods in terms of stool consistency (hard, normal, mud-like or watery), stool hardness, or stool size (more than a thumb head size, medium size or larger than a fist). These results suggest that it would be possible to shorten the consultation period from four to two weeks based on the flow chart.</p>

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