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Authors
Affiliation
1Department of General Surgery, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India; 2Department of Pediatrics, FH Medical College, Etmadpur, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India; 3Department of Pedodontics, Yamuna Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India; 4Department of Orthodontics, St Gregorios Dental College, Cheladu, Kerala, India; 5Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, St Gregorios Dental College, Chelad, Kerala, India; 6Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; 7Department of Medical Health Administration, Index Institute, Malwanchal University, Index City, Nemawar Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Alka Gupta Grewal - E-mail: alkaguptagrewal@gmail.com
Shashi Mauli Singh - E-mail: Shashimauli1888@gmail.com
Nitish Kumar - E-mail: drnitishbhardwaj@gmail.com
Urvashi Raj - E-mail: urvashibhardwaj2988@gmail.com
Abraham George - E-mail: abarahamgeorge@gmail.com
Saira George - E-mail: sairageorge142@gmail.com
Rahul Tiwari - E-mail: rtcfsurgeon@gmail.com
Heena Dixit - E-mail: drheenatiwari@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026
Abstract
Paediatric functional constipation is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder that significantly impairs health-related quality of life (HRQoL), yet its psychosocial and school-related impact remains under-recognized in routine clinical assessment. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the health-related quality of living (HRQoL) in children with functional constipation by using verified child and parent-reported tools and compared results to healthy controls that were age-matched. A cross-sectional, clinic-based sample was analyzed using standard scoring methods and inferential statistical data to compare groups along with severity and intensity gradients. Constipation-related children showed significant lower total HRQoL and psychosocial scores as well as greater symptom burden scores than controls and had the lowest HRQoL being observed in those who suffer from frequent painful defecation as well as fecal incontinence. Thus, we show the importance of routine HRQoL assessments in conjunction with symptom evaluation to provide a comprehensive treatment plan and monitor the response to behavioral and pharmacologic treatments.
Keywords
Paediatrics, functional constipation (FC), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL), Rome IV
Citation
Grewal et al. Bioinformation 22(3): 1310-1313 (2026)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
