Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Derived from a Canadian National Survey and Needs Assessment on Choices of Therapeutic Agents
Table 1
Respondent demographics.
Characteristics
Number (%)
Province:
(i) East Coast
5 (10%)
(ii) Quebec
7 (13%)
(iii) Ontario
31 (56%)
(iv) Western Provinces (MB, AB, BC)
12 (21%)
Specialty:
(i) Gastroenterology
43 (78%)
(ii) Not specified/other
11 (20%)
(iii) General surgery
1 (2%)
Practice setting:
(i) Academic
32 (58%)
(ii) Community
23 (42%)
Nonclinical roles:
(i) Education
32 (58%)
(ii) Research
21 (39%)
(iii) Administrative
11 (20%)
Patients seen monthly with chronic constipation
(i) <10
12 (22%)
(ii) 11–25
29 (53%)
(iii) 26–50
13 (23%)
(iv) 51–75
0 (0%)
(v) 76–100
0 (0%)
(vi) >100
1 (2%)
Majority of respondents were from Ontario and practiced in gastroenterology. More than half of the respondents saw at least 11 patients with chronic constipation on a monthly basis. could select more than one response.
