A Smartphone App for Improvement of Colonoscopy Preparation (ColoprAPP): Development and Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimal bowel preparation is one of the major cornerstones for quality of colonoscopy. But poor bowel preparation still occurs in 10% to 25% of all patients. To optimize patient guidance, we developed a new smartphone app (ColoprAPP) for Android smartphones which guides and accompanies the patient starting 4 days before colonoscopy throughout the whole colonoscopy preparation procedure.

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess the function of a newly developed smartphone app for supporting colonoscopy preparation.

Methods

We carried out a prospective feasibility study including 25 patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy at our hospital. As a control, we retrieved the data of 25 patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy matching in age, sex, a

SUBMITTER: Walter B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5628282 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature