Prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in patients with obstructed defecation: impact on biofeedback treatment Prevalencia de abusos sexuales y físicos en pacientes con defecación obstruida: impacto del tratamiento con biofeedback
Background: obstructed defecation is one of the most common subtypes of constipation, and it is frequently responsive to biofeedback treatment. Aims: since a history of sexual and physical abuse may be present in patients with obstructed defecation, we assessed the incidence of abuse history in pati...
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| author | L. I. Solé M. C. Bolino M. Lueso L. Caro C. Cerisoli N. Castiglia G. Bassotti |
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| description | Background: obstructed defecation is one of the most common subtypes of constipation, and it is frequently responsive to biofeedback treatment. Aims: since a history of sexual and physical abuse may be present in patients with obstructed defecation, we assessed the incidence of abuse history in patients with obstructed defecation referred to a general gastroenterology practice, and whether such a history may lead to a different outcome of biofeedback training in these patients. Patients and methods: one hundred and twenty-one patients (17 men, 104 women, age 53 ± 15 years) with obstructed defecation were studied by retrospective chart review. Their history of sexual, physical and psychological abuse was obtained by a standard interview, and biofeedback training was carried out by means of a three-balloon technique. Results: a history of sexual/physical or psychological abuse was present in 12.4% patients. Biofeedback training yielded a successful improvement of obstructed defecation in 93% patients without abuse and in 100% of patients with abuse; this difference was not statistically different (p = 0.53). Conclusions: the prevalence of sexual/physical or psychological abuse in a population of patients with obstructed defecation referred to a general gastroenterology practice is relatively low; such a history seems not to affect the outcome of biofeedback training in these patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92e39446c548491a955dc2f2c3b923632022-12-22T02:06:20ZengAran EdicionesRevista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas1130-01082009-07-011017464467Prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in patients with obstructed defecation: impact on biofeedback treatment Prevalencia de abusos sexuales y físicos en pacientes con defecación obstruida: impacto del tratamiento con biofeedbackL. I. SoléM. C. BolinoM. LuesoL. CaroC. CerisoliN. CastigliaG. BassottiBackground: obstructed defecation is one of the most common subtypes of constipation, and it is frequently responsive to biofeedback treatment. Aims: since a history of sexual and physical abuse may be present in patients with obstructed defecation, we assessed the incidence of abuse history in patients with obstructed defecation referred to a general gastroenterology practice, and whether such a history may lead to a different outcome of biofeedback training in these patients. Patients and methods: one hundred and twenty-one patients (17 men, 104 women, age 53 ± 15 years) with obstructed defecation were studied by retrospective chart review. Their history of sexual, physical and psychological abuse was obtained by a standard interview, and biofeedback training was carried out by means of a three-balloon technique. Results: a history of sexual/physical or psychological abuse was present in 12.4% patients. Biofeedback training yielded a successful improvement of obstructed defecation in 93% patients without abuse and in 100% of patients with abuse; this difference was not statistically different (p = 0.53). Conclusions: the prevalence of sexual/physical or psychological abuse in a population of patients with obstructed defecation referred to a general gastroenterology practice is relatively low; such a history seems not to affect the outcome of biofeedback training in these patients.http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082009000700003AbuseBiofeedbackConstipationObstructed defecation |
| spellingShingle | L. I. Solé M. C. Bolino M. Lueso L. Caro C. Cerisoli N. Castiglia G. Bassotti Prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in patients with obstructed defecation: impact on biofeedback treatment Prevalencia de abusos sexuales y físicos en pacientes con defecación obstruida: impacto del tratamiento con biofeedback Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas Abuse Biofeedback Constipation Obstructed defecation |
| title | Prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in patients with obstructed defecation: impact on biofeedback treatment Prevalencia de abusos sexuales y físicos en pacientes con defecación obstruida: impacto del tratamiento con biofeedback |
| title_full | Prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in patients with obstructed defecation: impact on biofeedback treatment Prevalencia de abusos sexuales y físicos en pacientes con defecación obstruida: impacto del tratamiento con biofeedback |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in patients with obstructed defecation: impact on biofeedback treatment Prevalencia de abusos sexuales y físicos en pacientes con defecación obstruida: impacto del tratamiento con biofeedback |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in patients with obstructed defecation: impact on biofeedback treatment Prevalencia de abusos sexuales y físicos en pacientes con defecación obstruida: impacto del tratamiento con biofeedback |
| title_short | Prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in patients with obstructed defecation: impact on biofeedback treatment Prevalencia de abusos sexuales y físicos en pacientes con defecación obstruida: impacto del tratamiento con biofeedback |
| title_sort | prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in patients with obstructed defecation impact on biofeedback treatment prevalencia de abusos sexuales y fisicos en pacientes con defecacion obstruida impacto del tratamiento con biofeedback |
| topic | Abuse Biofeedback Constipation Obstructed defecation |
| url | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082009000700003 |
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