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The Effectiveness of Personalized Bowel Preparation Using a Smartphone Camera Application: A Randomized Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Park, Jongha
Kim, Tae-Oh
Moon, Young-Soo
Jung, Jae won
Jeon, Gi Jung
Yang, Sung Yuon
Jung, Eui Tay
Kim, Hee-Cheol
Source
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a smartphone application that analyzes and judges the optimal dosage of polyethylene glycol (PEG) for bowel preparation.
Methods.
Patients were assigned to use the smartphone camera application (app group) or written instructions (non-app group).
The smartphone camera application was programmed to analyze the bowel preparation quality and automatically determine the dosage of PEG from an analysis of stool images.
In contrast, the non-app group consumed PEG solution according to the manual.
Results.
The primary outcome was the quality of the bowel preparation based on blinded ratings using the Ottawa bowel preparation scale (OBPS).
There was no statistically significant difference in the mean OBPS scores between the two groups (P=0.950).
However, the app group consumed a lower dose of PEG than the non-app group (mean dosage (mL): 3713.2 ± 405.8 versus 3979.2 ± 102.06, P=0.001).
The app group (5-point Likert scale; mean score 4.37 ± 0.895) had high acceptance of the application.
Conclusions.
Although the app group consumed a lower PEG dose, the bowel preparation quality was similar in the two groups.
Moreover, use of the smartphone camera application enhanced compliance with the bowel preparation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jung, Jae won& Park, Jongha& Jeon, Gi Jung& Moon, Young-Soo& Yang, Sung Yuon& Kim, Tae-Oh…[et al.]. 2017. The Effectiveness of Personalized Bowel Preparation Using a Smartphone Camera Application: A Randomized Pilot Study. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156417
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jung, Jae won…[et al.]. The Effectiveness of Personalized Bowel Preparation Using a Smartphone Camera Application: A Randomized Pilot Study. Gastroenterology Research and Practice No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156417
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jung, Jae won& Park, Jongha& Jeon, Gi Jung& Moon, Young-Soo& Yang, Sung Yuon& Kim, Tae-Oh…[et al.]. The Effectiveness of Personalized Bowel Preparation Using a Smartphone Camera Application: A Randomized Pilot Study. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156417
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156417