Application of Educational Guidance on Bowel Preparation by Using WeChat Official Account for Colonoscopy
LUO Mei
JIN Wen
LUO Xiang
CHEN Feng
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effects of educational guidance on bowel preparation by using WeChat official account network platform of mobile phone for colonoscopy patients.Methods The network education platform of a WeChat official account was built.One hundred colonoscopy outpatients were enrolled a prospective study in authors hospital from January 2017 to June 2017,and divided into network group and control group by random number table,50 in each.On the basis of oral education,two groups received the guidance from WeChat public network platform or written material,respectively.The effects of bowel preparation were evaluated by the Ottawa bowel preparation scale (OBPS).The OBPS scores,success rates and reserve ratios were compared between the two groups.The knowledge and compli ance on bowel preparation were assessed by using questionnaires.Results Compared with the control group,the OBPS scores were significantly decreased in the network group,but the success rate and reserve ratio of bowel preparation increased significantly,the compliance and execution of adjusting diet and taking laxatives were significantly improved (P＜ 0.05).Conclusion Using of WeChat public network platform on the mobile phone to carry out educational guidance can improve the knowledge and compliance on bowel preparation in colonoscopy patients,and thus enhance the preparation effects.
Keywords：WeChat official accountEducationColonoscopyBowel preparation
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 765-768 )