How Efficacious Are Patient Education Interventions to Improve Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy? A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bowel preparation is inadequate in a large proportion of colonoscopies, leading to multiple clinical and economic harms. While most patients receive some form of education before colonoscopy, there is no consensus on the best approach.

Aims

This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy of patient education interventions to improve bowel preparation.

Methods

We searched the Cochrane Database, CINAHL, EMBASE, Ovid, and Web of Science. Inclusion criteria were: (1) a patient education intervention; (2) a primary aim of improving bowel preparation; (3) a validated bowel preparation scale; (4) a prospective design; (5) a concurrent control group; and, (6) adult participants. Study validity was assessed using a modified Downs and Black scale.

Results

SUBMITTER: Kurlander JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5065159 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature