Effect of an educational pamphlet on colon cancer screening: a randomized, prospective trial

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Abdullah A ShaikhDavid J Desilets

Abstract

Anxious patients can cause unexpected increases in healthcare costs that are often overlooked. There are no studies examining the use of an educational pamphlet and its effects on secondary outcomes at colonoscopy. The goal of this study was to determine if the use of an educational pamphlet lowers the anxiety levels before colonoscopy, and if its use has any effect on the quality of the prep or medication or the amount of medication use during the procedure. We prospectively enrolled 121 patients having a first-time screening colonoscopy. Patients were blinded and randomized into two groups. One group received standard prep instructions only (group P), and the other group received the American Gastroenterological Association colonoscopy educational pamphlet along with their prep instructions (group I). All information was sent by mail 3 weeks before the procedure. The endoscopists were blinded as to which of their patients were in the study and of those, which were in the standard prep group or the intervention group. Anxiety was measured immediately before endoscopy using the State portion of the 'State Trait Anxiety Index'. Procedure-related information was recorded and analyzed at the end of the study using a statistical pa...Continue Reading

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