Endoscopy or radiography?—the patient's choice. Prospective comparative survey of patient acceptability of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and radiography
Patient acceptability of endoscopy and the double-contrast barium meal test was compared in a prospective randomized fashion. Ninety-six inpatients were interviewed with a standardized questionnaire within 24 hours of completion of double-contrast barium meal test and endoscopy, after recovery from...
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Published in | The American journal of medicine Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 203 - 207 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
01.02.1986
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Patient acceptability of endoscopy and the double-contrast barium meal test was compared in a prospective randomized fashion. Ninety-six inpatients were interviewed with a standardized questionnaire within 24 hours of completion of double-contrast barium meal test and endoscopy, after recovery from administered sedation. Twenty-five percent of patients reported moderate to severe discomfort with each procedure. The levels of discomfort reported were similar for both procedures. The majority of patients would readily undergo a repeated procedure, if requested. There was a tendency (p <0.1) for patients to prefer endoscopy overall. No specific patient group that preferred one procedure over the other could be identified, although older patients (more than 55 years) showed a tendency to prefer endoscopy. The choice of one procedure over the other should no longer be based on the presumed superior acceptability of the double-contrast barium meal test. |
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ISSN: | 0002-9343 1555-7162 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90010-0 |