Patient-reported experience of colonoscopy in Italy: a multicentre prospective observational study

We present the first clinical experience of assessing patient experience with the Newcastle ENDOPREM outside the UK, in a large, multicentre, prospective study. The questionnaire, designed for self-completion, is composed of seven sections largely structured to follow the temporal phases of the process: before, during and after the examination. After including 1625 patients, the established target level of 90% threshold of patients reporting positive experience for each item was only reached in 10/25 (40%) of the items before, 7/14 (50%) of the items during and 3/6 (50%) of the items after the...
Source: Gut - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Gut Endoscopy news Source Type: research