Comparison of the Effects of Abdominal Massage and Oral Administration of Sweet Almond Oil on Constipation and Quality of Life among Elderly Individuals: A Single-Blind Clinical Trial

Table 3

Comparison of the three groups regarding the Bristol score.

Variables	Control (%)		Abdominal massage with almond oil (%)	Oral consumption of almond oil (%)	Test results
Bristol.pre	Type 1	15 (57.7)	10 (37)	19 (73.1)
	Type 2	6 (23.1)	10 (37)	3 (11.5)
	Type 3	4 (15.4)	7 (25.9)	3 (11.5)
	Type 4	1 (3.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Type 5	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (3.8)
Bristol.post	Type 1	1 (3.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Type 2	8 (30.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Type 3	10 (38.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Type 4	6 (23.1)	9 (33.3)	0 (0)
	Type 5	0 (0)	10 (37)	4 (15.4)
	Type 6	1 (3.8)	2 (7.4)	8 (30.8)
	Type 7	0 (0)	6 (22.2)	14 (53.8)