Internal medicine

Colonoscopy

Colorectal cancer

Rating scale

Operating system

Cancer

Developmental psychology

Surgery

Psychology

Randomized controlled trial

Adenoma

Bowel preparation

Computer science

Short Message Service

Cathartic

Medicine

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Sufficient bowel preparation is crucial for successful screening and surveillance colonoscopy. However, the rates of inadequate preparation are still high. We investigated the effects of reinforcing patient education and guidance by using the short message service (SMS).

Improving the quality and acceptance of colonoscopy preparation by reinforced patient education with short message service: results from a randomized, multicenter study (PERICLES-II)