TABLE 1.
Description of respondent demographics, survey responses and chart information (n=529)
| n (%*) | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Age, years | |
| <50 | 74 (15) |
| 50–60 | 137 (27) |
| 61–70 | 148 (30) |
| >70 | 145 (29) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 226 (45) |
| Education | |
| Did not finish high school | 66 (13) |
| High school | 142 (28) |
| College diploma or certificate | 144 (29) |
| Undergraduate university degree | 61 (12) |
| Graduate course work/Masters/PhD | 58 (12) |
| Do not wish to state | 31 (6) |
| Marital status | |
| Married or common-law | 381 (76) |
| Separated or divorced | 44 (9) |
| Widowed | 50 (10) |
| Single | 30 (6) |
| Endoscopy information | |
| Procedure | |
| Gastroscopy | 132 (26) |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 23 (5) |
| Colonoscopy | 419 (83) |
| Indications for the procedure | |
| Screening or surveillance | 178 (34) |
| Diarrhea | 48 (10) |
| Constipation | 46 (9) |
| Rectal bleeding | 85 (17) |
| Positive fecal occult blood test | 35 (7) |
| Abdominal pain | 90 (18) |
| Heartburn | 71 (14) |
| Other symptoms | 98 (20) |
| Visit with endoscopist before the procedure | |
| Yes | 278 (58) |
| Hospital site for the procedure | |
| A | 67 (13) |
| B | 71 (13) |
| C | 108 (20) |
| D | 100 (19) |
| E | 82 (16) |
| F | 101 (19) |
| Before procedure | |
| Written information provided | |
| Yes | 443 (85) |
| Written information answered | |
| All questions | 351 (80) |
| Some questions | 69 (16) |
| Few questions | 12 (3) |
| No questions | 7 (2) |
| Quality of all information (written or verbal provided) | |
| Excellent | 223 (43) |
| Very good | 184 (36) |
| Good | 65 (13) |
| Fair | 20 (4) |
| Poor | 7 (1) |
| No information provided | 16 (3) |
| Satisfaction with wait time for the endoscopy appointment | |
| Excellent | 159 (30) |
| Very good | 153 (29) |
| Good | 110 (21) |
| Fair | 54 (10) |
| Poor | 49 (9) |
| Wait time for endoscopy appointment | |
| <2 weeks | 49 (10) |
| 2 weeks to 2 months | 180 (35) |
| 3 to 6 months | 163 (32) |
| 7 to 12 months | 82 (16) |
| >12 months | 39 (8) |
| Satisfaction with preprocedure waiting area | |
| Excellent | 169 (32) |
| Very good | 207 (40) |
| Good | 108 (21) |
| Fair | 29 (6) |
| Poor | 11 (2) |
| Satisfaction with time spent at hospital before the procedure on the day of the procedure | |
| Excellent | 194 (37) |
| Very good | 191 (37) |
| Good | 99 (19) |
| Fair | 25 (5) |
| Poor | 14 (3) |
| Personal manner of the support staff | |
| Excellent | 370 (70) |
| Very good | 121 (23) |
| Good | 26 (5) |
| Fair | 6 (1) |
| Poor | 2 (0.4) |
| During and following the procedure | |
| Personal manner of the endoscopist | |
| Excellent | 373 (72) |
| Very good | 112 (22) |
| Good | 31 (6) |
| Fair | 3 (1) |
| Poor | 2 (0.4) |
| Technical skills of the endoscopist | |
| Excellent | 377 (74) |
| Very good | 105 (21) |
| Good | 24 (5) |
| Fair | 2 (0.4) |
| Poor | 0 (0) |
| Pain during the procedure (0 to 10 scale) | |
| No pain (0) | 293 (56) |
| 1–3 | 155 (29) |
| 4–6 | 51 (10) |
| 7–9 | 21 (4) |
| Unbearable (10) | 7 (1) |
| Adequacy of the explanation of the performed procedure and the findings | |
| Excellent | 166 (33) |
| Very good | 158 (31) |
| Good | 113 (22) |
| Fair | 38 (8) |
| Poor | 31 (6) |
| Chart information (total n=309) | |
| Medical specialty of the endoscopy physician | |
| General practice | 3 (1) |
| Surgery | 213 (69) |
| Gastroenterology | 91 (30) |
| Dose of midazolam used, mg (colonoscopy only [n=217]) | |
| <3 | 11 (5) |
| 3–5 | 180 (83) |
| >5 | 26 (12) |
| Dose of fentanyl used, μg (colonoscopy only [n=212]) | |
| <50 | 5 (2) |
| 50–100 | 194 (92) |
| >100 | 13 (6) |
*
Percentages are based on the number of individuals responding to the specific item in the survey questionnaire