44. Constipation: reinforced versus standard home palliative care.
| Study | Measure | Analysis | Follow‐up | Significance and direction | Details |
|
McMillan 2007 US |
Constipation assessment scale score: from 0 to 16, higher scores equal worse constipation; patient report |
Forwards from enrolment | 16 days | Group main effecta: n.s. estimate ‐0.170 (SE 0.208); P value = 0.416 Group by time interactiona: n.s. estimate ‐0.001 (SE 0.012); P value = 0.973 |
No descriptive data provided |
| 30 days |
n.s.; non‐significant; SE: standard error. aAuthors used a random‐effects model. Non‐significant group main effects or group by time interaction terms indicated no group differences in pain scores or trajectories of change.