Study on the impact of animated videos combined with bowel preparation pathway chart on patients undergoing colonoscopy
Objective To investigate the impact of animated videos combined with a bowel preparation pathway chart on the average length of hospital stay,medication adherence,number of enemas,and bowel preparation adequacy rate among patients undergoing colonoscopy.Methods According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria,150 patients with intestinal polyps who underwent colonoscopy for diagnosis and treatment during hospitalization from November 2022 to March 2023 were enrolled as the control group,and 150 patients with intestinal polyps who underwent colonoscopy during hospitalization from April to August 2023 were en-rolled as the observation group.The control group received routine bowel preparation guidance,while the ob-servation group received guidance and health education using animated videos combined with a bowel prepara-tion pathway chart.The average length of hospital stay,medication adherence,number of enemas,and bowel preparation adequacy rate were used as evaluation indicators.The effects were evaluated and statistically ana-lyzed for both groups at discharge.Results At discharge,the observation group had a shorter average length of hospital stay,fewer enemas,higher medication adherence,and a higher bowel preparation adequacy rate compared with the control group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Conclusion The imple-mentation of animated videos combined with a bowel preparation pathway chart for bowel preparation guid-ance and health education among patients undergoing colonoscopy can shorten the length of hospital stay,re-duce the number of enemas,improve medication adherence and bowel preparation adequacy rate,thereby im-proving the quality of bowel preparation and enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of colonoscopy.