Minju Gwag|Jaeyong Yoo
Relationship between Health Literacy and Knowledge, Compliance with Bowel Preparation, and Bowel Cleanliness in Older Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy
Chosun University Hospital|Chosun University
compared young adults difficult older people relatively low health literacy perform proper bowel preparation colonoscopy study aims identify relationship knowledge compliance bowel preparation bowel cleanliness health literacy older patients undergoing colonoscopy participants 110 older people undergoing colonoscopy recruited endoscopy hospital g metropolitan city south korea data obtained structured questionnaire included items health literacy knowledge compliance bowel preparation aronchick bowel cleanliness scale data analyzed using descriptive statistics test pearsons correlation ttest ancova participants younger higher education level better economic status statistically significantly higher health literacy level older people health literacy level 7 points higher knowledge level bowel cleanliness index showed better compliance bowel preparation results highlight need developing customized education intervention program improve health literacy successful bowel preparation examination older population undergoing colonoscopy