190 Outcomes of Smart Phone Application Assisted Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Improving the quality of colonoscopy bowel preparation using a smart phone application: A randomized trial

“…However, evidence supporting this is sparse and inconsistent, because less than 20% of patients with unsuccessful cleansing report failure to adherence to instructions . Previous published studies have evaluated different types of interventions for improving patient education prior to colonoscopy and the quality of bowel preparation . Proper written instructions with a booklet or visual aids effectively improved cleansing of the colon.…”

“…To date, there is little information regarding the effect of mobile applications. There is only one published communication, but early data are promising …”

“…A single randomized controlled trial showed that a pre‐endoscopy education program has numerous benefits, showing that patients receiving a novel booklet aimed at addressing patient knowledge, cartoon visual educational instruction or educational video achieved better bowel preparation quality compared with controls receiving the usual instructions, independent of the specific purgative prescribed. Otherwise, early data have shown a statistically significant improvement in bowel preparation quality in patients who used a smartphone application (SPA) . Therefore, we created a novel SPA aimed at increased bowel preparation quality and patient satisfaction, using different educational tools.…”

The Effectiveness of Personalized Bowel Preparation Using a Smartphone Camera Application: A Randomized Pilot Study

“…In a study by Lorenzo-Zúñiga et al [ 17 ], the use of a smartphone application improved the bowel preparation quality and patients' compliance through reminding patients of the bowel preparation timing or educating patients with visual aids in the application. Kavathia et al [ 18 ] demonstrated that the use of a smartphone application assists in bowel preparation by displaying pictures of the preparation quality. Compared to these studies, we tried to ensure objectivity in the bowel preparation protocol by automating the analysis of the stool images.…”

“…Recently, it has been reported that smartphone applications with timed alerts or checklist forms with instructions for bowel preparation have improved the quality of bowel preparation [ 17 , 18 ]. We developed a novel smartphone application that helps the patient check the preparation status and optimal dose of the bowel preparation solution.…”