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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Health Literacy
  • Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Effective colonoscopy bowel preparation is crucial for colon cancer and adenoma screening.
  • Low health literacy complicates adherence to multi-step bowel preparation instructions.
  • Patient understanding, compliance, and bowel cleanliness are vital for successful colonoscopies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess if health literacy-directed colonoscopy instructions improve patient understanding and bowel preparation.
  • To evaluate the impact of multimedia instructions on patient compliance and bowel cleanliness.
  • To determine the effect on nursing workflow, procedural times, and procedure cancellations.

Main Methods:

  • A quality improvement project provided written (Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 6.5) and video instructions to 1,031 patients.
  • Instructions were targeted towards improving health literacy for colonoscopy preparation.
  • Data collected over 12 weeks included phone calls, cancellations, preparation quality, and procedural times.

Main Results:

  • An 83% reduction in nursing phone calls requesting additional bowel preparation instructions was observed.
  • Less-than-ideal bowel preparations decreased by a relative 20%.
  • Same-day procedure cancellations increased minimally (0.2%), with procedural times remaining largely unchanged.

Conclusions:

  • Health literacy-directed multimedia instructions are a practical and cost-efficient method to enhance colonoscopy preparation.
  • This approach reduces nursing workflow interruptions and improves bowel preparation quality.
  • Patient confidence and adherence to colonoscopy preparations are increased through accessible instructions.