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Constipation assessment scale

Constipation assessment scale
Directions:
Circle the appropriate number to indicate whether, during the past 3 days, you have had NO PROBLEM, SOME PROBLEM, or a SEVERE PROBLEM with each of the items listed below.
Item No problem Some problem Severe problem
1. Abdominal distention or bloating 0 1 2
2. Change in amount of gas passed rectally 0 1 2
3. Less frequent bowel movements 0 1 2
4. Oozing liquid stool 0 1 2
5. Rectal fullness or pressure 0 1 2
6. Rectal pain with bowel movement 0 1 2
7. Small stool size 0 1 2
8. Urge but inability to pass stool 0 1 2
Adapted from: McMillan, SC, Williams, F. Validity and reliability of the constipation assessment scale. Cancer Nursing 1989; 12:183; and McMillan, SC, Levy, D. Reassessment of the validity and reliability of the CAS (and unpublished study).
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