Patient Satisfaction With Colonoscopy in a Danish Setting - What Are the Most Important Factors?

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The study aim is to investigate factors associated with patient satisfaction during a colonoscopy.

Detailed Description
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The study aim to capture key quality indicators and patient satisfaction for 800 patients referred for a colonoscopy at Aalborg University Hospital. The patient population is mix of screening and non-screening colonoscopies seen at our out-patient clinic. Each Colonoscopy is registered using a specially designed registration form and a more detailed form relating to the colonoscopy itself. The data collected includes: The Colonoscopist endoscopy experience and education, Medicine use, Colonoscopy duration, Unadjusted Caecum Intubations rate, Polyp detection rate, Polyps removed, Cancer detection rate and Nurse assisted Gloucester Comfort score. Patient level data were recorded using a questionaire with 6 questions regarding satisfaction, pain, discomfort etc on a 10 cm analog scale.

Official Title
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Patient Satisfaction With Colonoscopy in a Danish Setting - What Are the Most Important Factors?

Conditions
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Colorectal Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: No intervention, purely observational.


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All patients referred to colonoscopy at the out-patient clinic at Aalborg University department. Exclusion Criteria: Rejection to fill out questionaire. Patents referred to AVA (advanced endoscopy unit) were excluded as the are not comparable to regular colonoscopies. Most patients are referred to AVA for specific endoscopy treatments such as large polyp removals etc.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Patients referred to a colonoscopy<br>A min. of 800 patients referred to colonoscopy at Aalborg University Hospital. The 800 patients are from the out patient clinic. A mix of screening and non-screening patients. | Procedure: No intervention, purely observational.<br>* No intervention is made other than following existing guidelines for colonoscopy. Further treatment and/or renewed colonoscopy in case of positive findings follows existing guidelines. The group is used only used to collect quality assurance data.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient Satisfaction | Each patient were given a questionaire with 6 questions answering satisfaction, pain, discomfort etc on a 10 cm analog scale. | 1 day | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nurses perception of patients' pain | Nurse assisted Gloucester Comfort score | 1 day | 
| Patient Pain (own Perception) | 10 cm analog scale | 1 day | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Quality assurance, Caecum intubation rate, Patient satisfaction