An Automated Text Message Navigation Program Improves the Show Rate for Outpatient Colonoscopy

An Automated Text Message Navigation Program Improves the Show Rate for Outpatient Colonoscopy

Background. Numerous barriers to outpatient colonoscopy completion exist, causing undue procedure cancellations and poor bowel preparation. We piloted a text message navigation program to improve colonoscopy adherence. Method. We conducted a prospective study of patients aged 18 to 75 years schedule...

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Main Authors: Asch, D.A (Author), Bernard, D. (Author), Clermont, M. (Author), Coniglio, M.S (Author), Doshi, S.D (Author), Khungar, V. (Author), Mahmud, N. (Author), Mehta, S.J (Author), Reitz, C. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2019
Subjects:
adherence
adolescent
Adolescent
adult
Adult
aged
Aged
article
bowel preparation
clinical article
colonoscopy
Colonoscopy
comorbidity
controlled study
female
Female
human
Humans
intestine preparation
male
Male
middle aged
Middle Aged
outpatient
Outpatients
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
patient attitude
patient satisfaction
Prospective Studies
prospective study
randomized controlled trial
short message service
text messaging
Text Messaging
transcription initiation
urban population
Urban Population
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