ArticleAmerican journal of health behavior2017
Impact of Health Literacy-directed Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Instruction Sheet.
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- Healthcare Disparities and Colorectal Cancer.Surgical oncology clinics of North America · 2022Review
- Relationship between Health Literacy and Knowledge, Compliance with Bowel Preparation, and Bowel Cleanliness in Older Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Design of a randomized controlled trial to assess the comparative effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention to improve three-year adherence to colorectal cancer screening among patients cared for in rural community health centers.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- Odds of Incomplete Colonoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Screening Based on Socioeconomic Status.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The importance of colonoscopy bowel preparation for the detection of colorectal lesions and colorectal cancer prevention.Endoscopy international open · 2020Review
- A Scoping Review on How to Make Hospitals health Literate Healthcare Organizations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Pilot Study: Neurocognitive Disorders and Colonoscopy in Older Adults.Anesthesia and analgesia · 2019Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Rural Women in Community Clinics by Heath Literacy.Journal of women's health, issues & care · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo improve patient colonoscopy bowel preparation with a newly developed simplified instruction sheet in a safety-net hospital system.
methodsBowel preparation quality was compared in a retrospective chart review of 543 patients, 287 of whom received standard instructions (9th grade reading level) between November 2015 and February 2016, and 256 of whom received simplified instructions (6th grade level) between March and May 2016. Instructions were mailed to all patients. The primary outcome was bowel preparation quality recorded by the endoscopist as optimal or suboptimal preparation.
results543 medical records were reviewed and results indicated a significant association between the instructions used and preparation quality with patients receiving simplified instructions being significantly more prepared (69.1% vs 65.5%) and having a lower cancellation rate (4.7% vs 10.5%), p = .042.
conclusionsA no-cost simplified colonoscopy instruction sheet improved bowel preparation among patients in an academic safety-net health system.
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