title: The Eton Scale: a tool for risk assessment for constipation.
abstract: The Eton Scale Risk Assessment for Constipation (Fig 1) will be officially launched at the Association for Continence Advice conference in Telford next week. This follows successful evaluation of the tool by nurses, who found that it was easy and simple to use. Further testing of the tool's sensitivity and reliability is currently being undertaken, and a randomised controlled trial has been planned for later in the year.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Human Science, Thames Valley University, Berks.
authors.forename: Gaye
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kyle
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prynn
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dunbar
mesh_terms: D003248:Constipation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015588:Observer Variation; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity