Clinician based decision tool to guide recommended interval between colonoscopies: development and evaluation pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimal intervals between repeat colonoscopies could improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. We evaluated: (a) concordance between clinician and guideline recommended colonoscopy screening intervals in Winnipeg, Manitoba, (b) clinician opinions about the utility of an electronic decision-making tool to aid in recommending screening intervals, and (c) the initial use of a decision-making smartphone/web-based application.

Methods

Clinician endoscopists and primary care providers participated in four focus groups (N = 22). We asked participating clinicians to evaluate up to 12 hypothetical scenarios and compared their recommended screening interval to those of North American guidelines. Fisher's exact tests were used to assess differences in agreement with guideli

SUBMITTER: Shafer LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112638 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature