Is There a Change in Patient Preference for a Female Colonoscopist during the Last Decade in Korea?
Clinical Endoscopy
;
: 72-79, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-739689
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Patients may feel embarrassed during colonoscopy. Our study aimed to assess changes in patient preference, over the past decade, for the sex of their colonoscopist.METHODS:
Prospective studies were performed at a single health center from July to September 2008, and from July to September 2016. Subjects included colonoscopy patients (2008 354, 2016 304) who were asked to complete a questionnaire before colonoscopy.RESULTS:
In 2016, 69 patients (24.9%) expressed a sex preference, compared with 46 patients (14.6%) in 2008. By 2016, female patient preference for a female colonoscopist had significantly increased to 95% (odds ratio [OR], 2.678; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.418– 5.057; P=0.002). In multivariate analysis, patient sex (OR, 4.404; P=0.000), patient age (OR, 0.977; 95% CI, 0.961–0.992; P=0.004), and year of procedure (OR, 1.674; 95% CI, 1.028–2.752) were statistically significant factors in sex preference. Between 2008 and 2016, female patients preferred a female colonoscopist because of embarrassment. Male patients also preferred a male colonoscopist, and the primary reason shifted from expertise to patient embarrassment (2008 29%, 2016 63%).CONCLUSIONS:
Patients have an increased gender preference for the colonoscopist because of embarrassment. Taking this into account can increase patient satisfaction during colonoscopy.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Análise Multivariada
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Colonoscopia
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Satisfação do Paciente
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Preferência do Paciente
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Clinical Endoscopy
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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