期刊
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 57, 期 9, 页码 1120-1130出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2063034
关键词
Colonoscopy; patient satisfaction; pain; quality of health care
资金
- Health and Medical Care Committee of the Regional Executive Board, Region Vastra Gotaland [VGFOUREG564381, VGFOUREG-144591]
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital LUA-ALF [ALFGBG-875671]
- Magtarmfonden [79211]
The estimation of patient pain during colonoscopy by endoscopists and endoscopy assistants is often inaccurate. It is important for endoscopists to pay specific attention to subgroups of patients, such as male gender and normal BMI, as there seems to be a higher risk of underestimation of moderate-severe pain in these patients.
Background Adequate management of patient pain and discomfort during colonoscopy is crucial to obtaining a high-quality examination. We aimed to investigate the ability of endoscopists and endoscopy assistants to accurately assess patient pain in colonoscopy. Methods This was a single-center, cross-sectional study including patients scheduled for an outpatient colonoscopy. Procedure-related pain, as experienced by the patient, was scored on a verbal rating scale (VRS). Endoscopists and endoscopy assistants rated patient pain likewise. Cohen's kappa was used to measure the agreement between ratings and logistic regression applied to test for potential predictors associated with underestimation of moderate-severe pain. Results In total, 785 patients [median age: 54 years; females: n = 413] were included. Mild, moderate, and severe pain was reported in 378/785 (48%), 168/785 (22%), and 111/785 (14%) procedures respectively. Inter-rater reliability of patient pain comparing patients with endoscopists was kappa = 0.29, p < .001 and for patients with endoscopy assistants kappa = 0.37, p < .001. In the 279 patients reporting moderate/severe pain, multivariable analysis showed that male gender (OR = 1.79), normal BMI (OR = 1.71), no history of abdominal surgery (OR = 1.81), and index-colonoscopy (OR = 1.81) were factors significantly associated with a risk for underestimation of moderate/severe pain by endoscopists. Young age (OR = 2.05) was the only corresponding factor valid for endoscopy assistants. Conclusions In a colonoscopy, estimation of patient pain by endoscopists and endoscopy assistants is often inaccurate. Endoscopists need to pay specific attention to subgroups of patients, such as male gender, and normal BMI, among whom there seems to be an important risk of underestimation of moderate-severe pain.
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