Open AccessPatient Satisfaction With Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Author(s) -
Robert E. Schoen,
Joel L. Weissfeld,
Nancy J. Bowen,
Galen E. Switzer,
Andrew Baum
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.160.12.1790
Subject(s) - sigmoidoscopy , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , patient satisfaction , physical therapy , colorectal cancer , family medicine , general surgery , surgery , cancer , colonoscopy
Screening flexible sigmoidoscopy is an underused cancer prevention procedure. Physicians often cite patient discomfort as a reason for not requesting sigmoidoscopy, but patient experiences and attitudes toward sigmoidoscopy have not been well studied.