Clinical outcomes associated with attempts to educate patients about lower endoscopy: A narrative review

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-157

  Coombes, John M ^a   Steiner, John F ^b   Bekelman, David B ^c   Prochazka, Allan V ^d   Denberg, Thomas D ^c  

^a Gastroenterology Associates of Northern New York   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer screening; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Lower endoscopy; Patient knowledge

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLICATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANXIETY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43349096043     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9081-5     Document Type: Article

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