Safety and efficacy of a defecation care algorithm based on ultrasonographic bowel observation in Japanese home‐care settings: a single‐case, multiple‐baseline study

Aim To verify the efficacy of defecation care based on handheld ultrasonographic observations for functional constipation by visiting nurses skilled in bowel ultrasonography. Methods Home‐care patients with suspected functional constipation receiving nursing visits were recruited in this multiple‐baseline, single‐case experiment with intervention points shifted by 1 week. A total of 15 older adults were categorized into 3‐, 4‐, 5‐ or 6‐week...