title: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of constipation in adults. Part 1: Definition, aetiology and clinical manifestations.
abstract: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of constipation in adults aim to generate recommendations on the optimal approach to chronic constipation in the primary care and specialized outpatient setting. Their main objective is to provide healthcare professionals who care for patients with chronic constipation with a tool that allows them to make the best decisions about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this condition. They are intended for family physicians, primary care and specialist nurses, gastroenterologists and other health professionals involved in the treatment of these patients, as well as patients themselves. The guidelines have been developed in response to the high prevalence of chronic constipation, its impact on patient quality of life and recent advances in pharmacological management. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation Working Group (GRADE) system has been used to classify the scientific evidence and strengthen the recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Motilitat i Trastorns Funcionals Digestius, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: jserrap.germanstrias@gencat.cat.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.affiliation: Centro de Asitencia Primaria (CAP) Florida Sud, Institut Català de la Salut, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España; Departament de Ciències Clíniques, Campus Bellvitge, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Juanjo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mascort-Roca
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Suport a la Recerca- Institut d'Investigació d'Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol Direcció d'Atenció Primària Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut; Científico de semFYC, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marzo-Castillejo
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Enteric Translational Science (NETS) group coordinator, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM)-Parc de Salut Mar. Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona (PRBB), Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delgado Aros
authors.affiliation: Subdirección General de Calidad Asistencial, Consejería de Sanidad, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferrándiz Santos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rey Diaz Rubio
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Instituto de Trastornos Funcionales y Motores Digestivos, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Fermín
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mearin Manrique
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003248:Constipation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Chronic disease; Clinical practice guidelines; Constipation; Enfermedad crónica; Estreñimiento; Guía de práctica clínica