Improving the nursing quality of non-pharmacological interventions for elderly patients with constipation in hospital: a best practice implementation project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Non-pharmacological interventions are the preferred treatment for constipation; however, health care professionals in clinical settings tend to focus more on pharmacological treatments.

Objectives

This best practice implementation project aimed to integrate the best evidence on non-pharmacological interventions for elderly patients with constipation in clinical care practice and to promote the use of non-pharmacological interventions for such patients in the hospital setting.

Methods

This project is based on the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework, which follows three stages. The first stage involved a baseline audit using two audit criteria derived from the best available evidence. This audit evaluated current clinical scenarios, guided by the i-PARIHS

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12558003 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature