Telephone instructions improve the quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Xueqian He, Xiaoju Lei, Jiaqi Li and Peng Li

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the effect of telephone instructions on the quality of bowel preparation in patients undergoing colonoscopy. Methods: Online English databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase) were screened for randomized controlled trials on telephone instructions regarding bowel preparation for colonoscopy from inception to April 15, 2022. After data extraction, the Review Manager software was used for meta-analysis. Results: Nine randomized controlled trials with 3,836 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The rate of adequate bowel preparation was significantly higher in the telephone group than in the control group. The pooled relative risk (RR) was 1.17 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05–1.30, P

Date: 2023
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