Colorectal Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Quality assurance, Caecum intubation rate, Patient satisfaction
Brief summary
The study aim is to investigate factors associated with patient satisfaction during a colonoscopy.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
PROCEDURENo intervention, purely observational.
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.
Sponsors
Nordsim
Aalborg University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Satisfaction | 1 day | Each patient were given a questionaire with 6 questions answering satisfaction, pain, discomfort etc on a 10 cm analog scale. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nurses perception of patients' pain | 1 day | Nurse assisted Gloucester Comfort score |
| Patient Pain (own Perception) | 1 day | 10 cm analog scale |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed