An Evidence-based Approach Towards Targeted Patient Education to Improve Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Abstract

Quality of bowel preparation is an important factor influencing adenoma detection. Patient education is believed to improve the quality of bowel preparation but might be resource-intensive. We aimed to (a) identify risk factors for failed bowel preparations and (b) develop and test the efficacy of a screening tool that allows to prospectively identify and target patients at increased risk.