The Effectiveness of Additional Information Provided Before Colonoscopy Regarding Bowel Preparation

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of patient education provided through one-on-one verbal instruction supported by visual media tools for bowel preparation prior to a colonoscopy procedure. Materials and Methods: This prospective study included patients who underwent colonoscopy in our clinic's endoscopy unit between April 2024 and August 2024. The study design included two groups: the control group (CG), wherein patients scheduled for a colonoscopy received standard information about the procedure at the outpatient clinic, and the information group (IG), wherein patients were invited to the clinic 5 days before the procedure and received an interactive education session lasting approximately 10 min in addition to the standard information. The adequacy of bowel preparation was evaluated using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS). Results: This study included 228 patients, with 114 patients in each group. Of the patients, 137 were male (60.08%) and 91 were female (39.92%). The mean age of the patients was 49.41 ± 15.04 years, the mean BMI was 27.48 ± 4.23, and the mean BBPS score was 7.38 ± 1.96. The mean BBPS score of the patients in the IG and CG was 7.76 ± 1.84 and 7.00 ± 2.01, respectively, and there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Additional information provided prior to the colonoscopy procedure was identified as an effective parameter on adequate bowel preparation.