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Patients who saw an information video 1 week before colonoscopy had reduced anxiety and better knowledge immediately before the procedure

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.3.3.79

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    Luck A, Pearson S, Maddern G, et al.Effects of video information on precolonoscopy anxiety and knowledge: a randomised trial.Lancet1999 Dec 11;354:2032–5OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    QUESTION: Does viewing an information video about 1 week before a scheduled colonoscopy reduce patient anxiety and increase knowledge about the procedure?

    Design

    Randomised (allocation not concealed), blinded (outcome assessor), controlled trial.

    Setting

    A day surgery unit at a hospital in South Australia, Australia.

    Patients

    150 patients (51% men) who were scheduled for colonoscopy between January and August 1998. Exclusion criteria were age <16 years, inadequate understanding of English, and mental impairment. Follow up was complete.

    Intervention

    About 1 week before colonoscopy, 72 patients were allocated to the video group and viewed a 10 minute videotape in a separate room. A well known actor narrated the video using non-medical language and discussed the procedure with …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: not stated.

    • For correspondence: Dr Andrew Luck, Colorectal Surgical Unit, Ward 130, Concord Hospital, Concord, New South Wales 2139, Australia.