Table 3.
Analysis of Rome III Diagnostic Questionnaire for the Pediatric Functional GI Disorders in the TRP group pre- and post-intervention
| Variables |
Pre-treatment (n = 200) |
Post-treatment (n = 200) |
Test of significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. In the last 2 months, how often did you usually have poops? | |||
| ▪ 2 times a week or less often | 164 (83%) | 84 (42%) |
MC = 74.30 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ 3 to 6 times a week | 36 (18%) | 92 (46%) | |
| ▪ Once a day | 0 (0%) | 24 (12%) | |
| ▪ 2 to 3 times a day | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ More than 3 times a day | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 2. In the last 2 months, what was your poop usually like? | |||
| ▪ Very hard | 144 (72%) | 16 (8%) |
MC = 222.933 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Hard | 56 (28%) | 64 (32%) | |
| ▪ Not too hard and not too soft | 0 | 100 (50%) | |
| ▪ Very soft or mushy | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ Watery | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ It depends (my poops are not always the same) | 20 (10%) | 16 (8%) | |
| 2a. If your poops were usually hard, for how long have they been hard? | |||
| ▪ Less than 1 month | 4 (2%) | 16 (8%) |
MC = 32.76 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ 1 month | 8 (4%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ 2 months | 80 (40%) | 20 (10%) | |
| ▪ 3 or more months | 108 (54%) | 64 (32%) | |
| 3. In the last 2 months, did it hurt when you had a poop? | |||
| ▪ No | 32 (16%) | 164 (82%) |
χ2 = 174.31 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Yes | 168 (84%) | 36 (18%) | |
| 4. Did you have to rush to the bath-room to poop? | |||
| ▪ Never | 0 (0%) | 56 (28%) |
MC = 151.61 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Once in a while | 0 (0%) | 48 (24%) | |
| ▪ Sometimes | 16 (8%) | 20 (10%) | |
| ▪ Most of the time | 76 (38%) | 40 (20%) | |
| ▪ Always | 108 (54%) | 36 (18%) | |
| 5. Did you have to strain (push hard) to make a poop come out? | |||
| ▪ Never | 0 (0%) | 128 (64%) |
MC = 400 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Once in a while | 0 (0%) | 72 (36%) | |
| ▪ Sometimes | 16 (8%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ Most of the time | 76 (38%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ Always | 108 (54%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 6. Did you pass mucus or phlegm (white, yellowish, stringy, or slimy material) during a poop? | |||
| ▪ Never | 0 (0%) | 88 (44%) |
MC = 349.24 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Once in a while | 0 (0%) | 88 (44%) | |
| ▪ Sometimes | 16 (8%) | 20 (10%) | |
| ▪ Most of the time | 76 (38%) | 4 (2%) | |
| ▪ Always | 108 (54%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 7. Did you have a feeling of not being finished after a poop (like there was more that wouldn’t come out)? | |||
| ▪ Never | 0 (0%) | 108 (54%) |
MC = 334.28 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Once in a while | 0 (0%) | 72 (36%) | |
| ▪ Sometimes | 16 (8%) | 8 (4%) | |
| ▪ Most of the time | 76 (38%) | 8 (4%) | |
| ▪ Always | 108 (54%) | 4 (2%) | |
| 8. In the last 2 months, did you have a poop that was so big that it clogged the toilet? | |||
| ▪ No | 20 (10%) | 128 (64%) |
χ2 = 125.09 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Yes | 180 (90%) | 72 (36%) | |
| 9. Some children hold in their poop even when there is a toilet they could use. They may do this by stiffening their bodies or crossing their legs. In the last 2 months, while at home, how often did you try to hold in a poop? | |||
| ▪ Never | 108 (54%) | 108 (54%) |
MC = 12 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ 1 to 3 times a month | 40 (20%) | 40 (20%) | |
| ▪ Once a week | 40 (20%) | 24 (12%) | |
| ▪ Several times a week | 8 (4%) | 12 (6%) | |
| ▪ Every day | 4 (2%) | 16 (8%) | |
| 10. Did a doctor or nurse ever examine you and say that you had a huge poop inside? | |||
| ▪ No | 48 (24%) | 128 (64%) |
χ2 = 64.93 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Yes | 152 (76%) | 72 (36%) | |
| 11. In the last 2 months, how often was your underwear stained or soiled with poop? | |||
| ▪ Never | 0 (0%) | 156 (78%) |
MC = 389.33 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Less than once a month | 0 (0%) | 40 (20%) | |
| ▪ 1 to 3 times a month | 8 (4%) | 4 (2%) | |
| ▪ Once a week | 68 (34%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ Several times a week | 72 (36%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ Every day | 52 (26%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 11. a. When you stained or soiled underwear, how much was it stained or soiled? | |||
| ▪ Underwear was stained (no poop) | 56 (28%) | 40 (90.9%) |
MC = 291.46 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ Small amount of poop in underwear (less than a whole poop) | 76 (38%) | 4 (9.1%) | |
| ▪ Large amount of poop in underwear (a whole poop) | 68 (34%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 11. b. For how long have you stained or soiled your underwear? | |||
| ▪ 1 month or less | 16 (8%) | 36 (81.8%) |
MC = 332.835 P < 0.001* |
| ▪ 2 months | 20 (10%) | 8 (18.2%) | |
| ▪ 3 months | 40 (20%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ 4 to 11 months | 68 (34%) | 0 (0%) | |
| ▪ 1 year or longer | 56 (28%) | 0 (0%) | |
Data are expressed as number (percent)
MC, Monte Carlo test; χ2, chi-square test
*Statistically significant (P < 0.05)