Effectiveness of Laxatives in the Elderly - NIHR Health Technology ...
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Constipation/laxative studies<br />
MeSH subject head<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Constipation<br />
Defecation<br />
Diarrhoea<br />
Faecal <strong>in</strong>cont<strong>in</strong>ence<br />
Faeces, impacted *<br />
Textword terms/synonyms<br />
Bowel function$<br />
Bowel habit$<br />
Bowel pattern$<br />
Bowel movement$<br />
Bowel symptom$<br />
Colon$ adj transit<br />
Evacuation<br />
Faecal adj <strong>in</strong>cont<strong>in</strong>ence<br />
Impaction<br />
Impacted adj f?eces<br />
Intest<strong>in</strong>al adj motility<br />
Irritable adj bowel adj syndrome<br />
Stool$<br />
Stool$ with (hard or impacted)<br />
Stra<strong>in</strong>$<br />
Void$<br />
<strong>Laxatives</strong><br />
MeSH subject head<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Cathartics [ = agar, bisacodyl, cascara, emod<strong>in</strong>,<br />
castor oil, dioctyl sulfosucc<strong>in</strong>ates, karaya gum,<br />
lactulose, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium<br />
oxide, methyl-cellulose, m<strong>in</strong>eral oil (= liquid<br />
paraff<strong>in</strong>), oxyphenisat<strong>in</strong> acetate, psyllium,<br />
senna, tragacanth].<br />
Dietary fiber<br />
Enema<br />
Fruit<br />
Glycer<strong>in</strong><br />
Magnesium compounds<br />
Phenolphthale<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Phosphates<br />
Polyethylene glycols<br />
Sorbitol<br />
Plus BNF laxative terms and brand names.<br />
Appendix 1<br />
Search strategies<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> Assessment 1997; Vol. 1: No. 13<br />
Textword terms/synonyms<br />
A. Names <strong>of</strong> drugs<br />
(to be adapted<br />
from San Antonio<br />
search strategy).<br />
B. Synonyms/related words<br />
(prelim<strong>in</strong>ary list):<br />
bulk<br />
casanthranol<br />
cellulose<br />
glucitol<br />
glycerol<br />
laxative$<br />
purgative$<br />
fe?cal adj s<strong>of</strong>tener$<br />
liquid adj paraff<strong>in</strong><br />
roughage<br />
stool adj s<strong>of</strong>tener$<br />
suppositories<br />
C. Names <strong>of</strong> particular foods<br />
(prelim<strong>in</strong>ary list), <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
bran<br />
fruit adj juice$<br />
prune$<br />
rhubarb<br />
Age group<br />
MeSH subject head<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Adolescent<br />
Adult<br />
Aged<br />
Aged 80 and over<br />
Frail elderly<br />
Textword terms/synonyms<br />
<strong>Elderly</strong><br />
Geriatric$<br />
Older<br />
Human<br />
MeSH subject head<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Exclude HUMAN not (HUMAN<br />
and ANIMAL)<br />
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