The gender differences and psychological factors for the anal rectal pressure of senile patients with functional constipation / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the gender differences and psychological influencing factors for anal rectal function in senile patients with functional constipation (FC) .Methods The gender differences and correlation of anal rectal function and psychological factors were compared in elderly patients and control group by anorectal manometry and psychological testing methods .Results The anal pressure drops of analog defecation of elderly female and male patients were attenuated and the rectal sensation thresholds increased compared with that of control group ,and the maximal squeezing pressure ,the rectal defecation pressure and anorectal pressure difference of elderly female patients were attenuated compared with that of elderly male patients .The SAS and SDS stand‐ard score of elderly female and male patients were significantly higher than that of control group .The SAS standard score of elderly female patients were higher than elderly male patients .SAS and SDS were negatively correlated with anorectal pressure difference and positively correlated with rectal first sensation volume (FSV) .Conclusion Anorectal dysfunction and psychological factors were involved in the elderly FC pathogenesy ,and they were related .Elderly female patients suffered more severe anxiety and anorectal motility disorders than male patients .