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Area of Science:

  • Medical Quality Improvement
  • Patient Experience
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Informed consent for procedures like colonoscopy is crucial for patient autonomy.
  • Current practices often involve obtaining consent immediately before the procedure, limiting patient decision-making time.
  • A quality improvement initiative was designed to address these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of a preprocedure informed consent video on patient satisfaction for outpatient colonoscopies.
  • To assess changes in patient-reported satisfaction with time for physician discussion.
  • To examine physician-reported satisfaction with the efficiency of the consent process.

Main Methods:

  • A quality improvement study was conducted at an academic medical center.
  • Patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy received an informed consent video via a text messaging platform two days prior to the procedure.
  • Patient satisfaction scores (pre- and post-intervention) were compared using logistic regression, adjusting for age and sex.

Main Results:

  • Overall patient satisfaction scores did not significantly differ between pre- and post-intervention groups.
  • Patients in the post-intervention group were significantly more likely to report satisfaction with the time available to talk with their physician.
  • Physicians reported significantly higher satisfaction with the efficiency of the consent process post-intervention.

Conclusions:

  • An informed consent video delivered two days before colonoscopy does not alter overall patient satisfaction.
  • This intervention improves patient-reported satisfaction regarding time for physician communication.
  • The video-based consent process enhances physician satisfaction with consent efficiency.