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Rational
The current state of knowledge about the prevalence of constipation among persons living in institutional geriatric‐care settings is limited.
Aim
The aim was to investigate the prevalence of constipation among institutional geriatric‐care residents and identify resident characteristics related to constipation.
Methodological design
In a cross‐sectional study of all the institutional...