{"id":11541,"date":"2022-01-11T17:39:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T16:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.endoscopy-campus.com\/?post_type=ec-news&#038;p=11541"},"modified":"2022-01-11T17:39:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T16:39:29","slug":"impact-of-colonoscopy-on-patients-work-productivity","status":"publish","type":"ec-news","link":"https:\/\/www.endoscopy-campus.com\/en\/ec-news\/impact-of-colonoscopy-on-patients-work-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of Colonoscopy on Patients\u2019 Work Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact of colonoscopy on work productivity was assessed prospectively in 1137 employed patients in 10 Italian centers, utilizing a diary for 7 days after the procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 30% of patients were unsedated, 5% had deep sedation, and the remainder had moderate sedation during colonoscopy. Among the key findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Work absenteeism occurred in 5.2% of patients after colonoscopy, with an average of 1.94 days of work lost.<\/li><li>GI symptoms after colonoscopy (odds ratio [OR], 4.11) and before colonoscopy (OR, 5.91) were both associated with absenteeism.<\/li><li>Underwater versus gas insufflation insertion had no impact on absenteeism.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Eleven percent of patients reported experiencing impaired work performance after colonoscopy.<\/li><li>Consuming the full dose of the bowel preparation either the day before or the day of colonoscopy was associated with any work impairment (OR, 1.65) compared with a split dose over 2 days.<\/li><li>Patients with more symptoms during bowel preparation (OR, 3.21) or pain during the procedure (OR, 2.47) had more work impairment.<\/li><li>Symptoms after colonoscopy were associated with a marked increased risk of impairment.<\/li><li>Factors associated with more work impairment were more difficult working hours, such as a night shift, and more severe symptoms before colonoscopy.<\/li><li>Factors associated with less impaired work performance included a positive mood before colonoscopy and colonoscopy performed with water filling during insertion.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The impact of colonoscopy on work productivity was assessed prospectively in 1137 employed patients in 10 Italian centers, utilizing a diary for 7 days after the procedure. Overall, 30% of patients were unsedated, 5% had deep sedation, and the remainder had moderate sedation during colonoscopy. Among the key findings: Work absenteeism occurred in 5.2% of &#8230; <a title=\"Impact of Colonoscopy on Patients\u2019 Work Productivity\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.endoscopy-campus.com\/en\/ec-news\/impact-of-colonoscopy-on-patients-work-productivity\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Impact of Colonoscopy on Patients\u2019 Work Productivity\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","categories":[1768,1769],"tags":[2023,2058,1822,3123],"class_list":["post-11541","ec-news","type-ec-news","status-publish","hentry","category-asge-journal-scan","category-asge-kolon","tag-bowel-preparation","tag-colon-2","tag-colonoscopy-2","tag-gi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.endoscopy-campus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ec-news\/11541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.endoscopy-campus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ec-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.endoscopy-campus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ec-news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.endoscopy-campus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.endoscopy-campus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.endoscopy-campus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}