Gastrointestinal endoscopy Digestive System Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Conditions
Interventions
Patients randomized either to receiving, along with the appointment notice, an explanatory leaflet about the upcoming examination, or to oral information delivered by each patient's doctor.
Sponsors
Geneva University Hospital (Switzerland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients scheduled for an elective digestive endoscopy (upper gastrointestinal endoscopy or colonoscopy) within three months 2. Resident in Switzerland 3. Understand French language 4. Able to fill in the study questionnaire Note: Both inpatients and outpatients were included
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age <18 years 2. Pregnancy 3. Patients unable to give their own consent 4. Patients that had already undergone prior endoscopy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of quality of information rated on scales between 0 (none received) and 5 (excellent), assessed immediately after the endoscopy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients rated the following, using a questionnaire to be filled within 24 hours and sent back by mail in a prepaid envelope: 1. Their anxiety at the time of the procedure (between none and strong) 2. How tolerable the procedure was (between very easy and very hard) 3. Their pain during the procedure (between none and strong) 4. Whether any health problems occurred as a result of the procedure (none, minor, moderate or severe) 5. The procedure as a whole (between poor and excellent) | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed