Survey of Anxiety in Ordinary Workers and Doctors Regarding Sedative Use during Endoscopic Examination in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

• Published in: Gut and liver Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 786 - 795
• Main Authors: Ra, Yoon-Suk, Kim, Chi-Hyo, Kim, Youn-Jin, Han, Jong-In
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Editorial Office of Gut and Liver 01.09.2016; Gastroenterology Council for Gut and Liver; 거트앤리버 소화기연관학회협의회
• Subjects: Adult; anxiety; Anxiety - epidemiology; Anxiety - psychology; Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitude to Health; conscious sedation; endoscopy; Endoscopy - psychology; Female; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives - therapeutic use; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Physicians - psychology; risk; Seoul - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; 내과학; Conscious sedation; Risk; Surveys and questionnaires; Anxiety; Endoscopy
• ISSN: 1976-2283; 2005-1212
• DOI: 10.5009/gnl16048

Sedative use is common in endoscopic examinations. The anxiety regarding sedative use may be different between doctors and nonmedical individuals. A questionnaire survey was conducted by a research company (DOOIT Survey), and responses were collected from 649 doctors and 1,738 individuals who perform typical jobs in nonmedical fields. In this study, these ordinary workers are considered to represent nonmedical individuals. Anxiety was measured using a 5-point Likert scale. The nonmedical individuals exhibited more anxiety regarding the sedative use than the doctors. Age <40 years (odds ratio [OR], 2.27; p<0.001), female sex (OR, 1.62; p=0.002), experience of an adverse event (OR, 1.79; p=0.049), and insufficient explanation (OR, 2.05; p<0.001) were the significant factors that increased the anxiety of the nonmedical individuals. The doctors who experienced a sedative-related adverse event reported increased anxiety compared with the doctors who did not report this experience (OR, 1.73; p=0.031). Anxiety regarding sedative use during an endoscopic examination was significantly different between doctors and non-medical individuals. A younger age, female sex, an adverse event, and insufficient explanation affect the anxiety of nonmedical individuals. An adverse event also affects the anxiety of doctors.