The purpose of this study is to determine if the quality of life in children and adolescents diagnosed with chronic functional constipation improves after educational activity in focus group composed by these patients' mothers.
The present research will be conducted on the specific constipation clinic in Hospital das Clínicas at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
RECRUITINGThe improvement in the quality of life on participants after the intervention
The quality of life outcomes will be assessed by using the Generic Core Questionnaires (Standard form) of Measurement Model for the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM version (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scales (VARNI et al., 2001) was translated and validated in Brazil by Klatchoian et al. (2008).
Time frame: 3 months
The improvement in clinical parameters of chronic functional constipation
The clinical parameters were assessed according to a specific questionnaire used on patient assistance at clinical hospital at UFPE. This questionnaire will be applied before and after the intervention.
Time frame: 3 months
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