Korean J Fam Med.
2012 Jul;33(4):219-228. 10.4082/kjfm.2012.33.4.219.
The Effect of Preparatory Education Program on Discomfort and Retching of Examinees during Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Family Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Family Medicine, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. ket001@kma.org
- 3Department of Family Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2304255
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2012.33.4.219
Abstract
- BACKGROUND
Although upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy is highly sensitive for the detection of esophago-gastroduodenal lesions, pain and discomfort during the procedure cause examinees to experience stress and anxiety. Moreover, there have been only a few studies on relief of pain and discomfort during UGI endoscopy through preparatory interventions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between a preparatory education program and the discomfort and retching experienced by examinees during endoscopy.
METHODS
A total of 306 examinees who visited a health promotion center and underwent non-sedated endoscopy from May 13 to July 3, 2009 were included in this study. After they were assigned to experimental (n = 154) and control groups (n = 152), their discomfort and retching were measured with a visual analogue scale. The preparatory education program consisted of cognitive intervention, behavioral intervention and information.
RESULTS
The preparatory education program relieved discomfort during endoscopy in male subjects, in subjects aged 60 and over, or in subjects with previous endoscopic experience with statistical significance (P < 0.05). It also relieved retching during endoscopy in subjects aged 60 and over with statistical significance (P = 0.023). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the preparatory education program significantly relieved the discomfort of examinees during endoscopy (P = 0.028).
CONCLUSION
We found that the preparatory education program used in this study could significantly relieve the discomfort caused by endoscopy, particularly in subjects aged 60 and over, or in male subjects with a high incidence of stomach cancer in Korea.
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