According to the study’s abstract, the effect of patient education on bowel preparation has not been well-studied in the past. To test the effect of patient education, researchers created a visual aid depicting both clean and dirty colons, as well as standard written colonoscopy instructions. They then examined the effect of the visual aid on the quality of bowel preparation, according to the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale, and the need for repeat colonoscopy due to inadequate preparation.
The study found that a simple card with photographs and text did not change the quality of bowel preparation. The researchers concluded that future education studies might necessitate more interactive or intensive methods.
Read the abstract of the study on bowel preparation in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
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