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<journal-id>2709-7927</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica del Centro]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd centro]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2709-7927</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario Arnaldo Milián Castro]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2709-79272023000400763</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Percepciones y creencias sobre etiología, complicaciones y eficacia de las medidas generales en pacientes con estreñimiento crónico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Perceptions and beliefs about etiology, complications and efficacy of general measures in patients with chronic constipation]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Peña Vidal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Reynaldo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Casado Méndez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro Rafael]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[León Fajardo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Anny María]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santos Fonseca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael Salvador]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gonçalves Monteiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Admir]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fonseca Sosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando Karel]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General &#8220;Felix Lugones Ramírez&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pilón Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General &#8220;Capitán Mariano Pérez Bali&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bartolomé Masó Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario &#8220;Celia Sánchez Manduley&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Manzanillo Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Nacional &#8220;Simão Mendes&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bissau ]]></addr-line>
<country>Guinea Bissau</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>763</fpage>
<lpage>772</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2709-79272023000400763&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2709-79272023000400763&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2709-79272023000400763&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  el estreñimiento crónico es un trastorno funcional gastrointestinal con una prevalencia considerable sobre el que se tienen creencias y percepciones erróneas.  Objetivo:  establecer las creencias y las percepciones de los pacientes con estreñimiento crónico sobre su etiología, sus complicaciones y la eficacia de las medidas generales.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio transversal, observacional y descriptivo en un universo de 49 pacientes con diagnóstico de estreñimiento crónico en el Hospital General &#8220;Félix Lugones Ramírez&#8221; entre los años 2020 y 2022. Se midieron las variables edad, sexo, mejoría con el tratamiento, creencias y percepciones.  Resultados:  los pacientes con diagnóstico de estreñimiento crónico fueron mayormente del sexo femenino (57,14%), con una edad media de 60,73 años, y el 75,51% de los pacientes experimentaron mejoría con el tratamiento. El estreñimiento como causa de cáncer de colon (46 pacientes) y de hemorroides (41 pacientes) fueron las creencias y las percepciones más prevalentes, mientras que es causado por no ir al baño todos los días (ocho pacientes) fueron la creencia y la percepción (o ambas) menos reconocidas.  Conclusiones:  el estreñimiento crónico es un trastorno funcional gastrointestinal sujeto a múltiples creencias y percepciones populares no sustentadas científicamente que se relaciona ampliamente con la aparición de hemorroides y cáncer colorrectal fundamentalmente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  chronic constipation is a functional gastrointestinal disorder with a considerable prevalence about which there are erroneous beliefs and perceptions.  Objective:  to establish the beliefs and perceptions of patients with chronic constipation about its etiology, its complications and the efficacy of general measures.  Methods:  a cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study was conducted in a universe of 49 patients with a diagnosis of chronic constipation at the &#8220;Felix Lugones Ramirez&#8221; General Hospital between 2020 and 2022. The variables age, sex, improvement with treatment, beliefs and perceptions were measured.  Results:  patients diagnosed with chronic constipation were mostly female (57.14%), with a mean age of 60.73 years, and 75.51% of patients experienced improvement with treatment. Constipation as a cause of colon cancer (46 patients) and hemorrhoids (41 patients) were the most prevalent beliefs and perceptions, while it is caused by not going to the bathroom every day (eight patients) were the least recognized belief and perception (or both).  Conclusions:  chronic constipation is a functional gastrointestinal disorder subject to multiple popular beliefs and perceptions that are not scientifically supported and that is widely related to the occurrence of hemorrhoids and colorectal cancer fundamentally.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[creencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[epidemiología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[medidas preventivas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[constipation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[perception]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[belief]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[preventive measures]]></kwd>
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