Impact of chronic constipation on quality of life and economic burden of patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2017.07.020
- VernacularTitle:慢性便秘对患者生命质量和经济负担的影响
- Author:
Jiang YA
;
Lin LIN
- Keywords:
Constipation;
Quality of life;
Economic burden
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2017;16(7):561-564
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Chronic constipation (CC) is one of the most common digestive diseases with high prevalence and long course.CC patients often suffer from sleep disorders and psychological problems such as anxiety and depression.Somatic and mental symptoms may affect with each other, so a vicious circle will develop to impair patients′ quality of life (QOL) and increase their economic burden.The article reviews the impact of chronic constipation on QOL and economic burden of patients, indicating that clinician should pay sufficient attentions on chronic constipation.
