Adequate bowel preparation of patients undergoing screening colonoscopy : Does educational status matter? A retrospective data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In order to achieve a high-quality screening colonoscopy, a high-quality bowel preparation is essential. To perform an adequate bowel cleansing patients need to understand and act on medical information, also known as health literacy. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the patients' educational status as a proxy for health literacy and adequate bowel preparation.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of data collected within the Austrian national colorectal cancer screening program from 2012 to 2022 was conducted. The database contains information on the quality of bowel preparation as well as the academic degree of the patients. Variables were used to perform a logistic regression analysis, with bowel preparation quality (based on the Aronchick scale

SUBMITTER: Hinterberger AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12446085 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature