Background Access to timely and quality surgical care is limited in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs). Telemedicine, defined as the remote provision of health care using …

The goal of this systematic review was to compare the clear liquid diet and the low-residue
diet to determine which is better for bowel preparation before colonoscopy. A literature …

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effect of reinforced education (RE) by short
message service (SMS) on the bowel preparation quality of patients undergoing …

BACKGROUND The prevalence of constipation in the Chinese population over 60 years of
age is 11.5%, and this prevalence increases with age, which seriously affects the quality of …

This research sets out to elucidate the influence of comprehensive nursing intervention
(CNI) on vital signs (VSs) and negative emotions (NEs) of patients with gastrointestinal …

Background and aims Insufficient bowel preparation (BP) presents substantial challenges to
the effectiveness of outpatient colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening, particularly …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of informing patient relatives
by short message on the level of anxiety and satisfaction during orthopedic surgery. Design …

Objectives Traditional preoperative reminding services have been applied to enhance the
quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy. In this study we aimed to evaluate the …

Purpose The present research was carried out to determine the impact of informing patients
who would undergo a colonoscopy via short messaging service (SMS) on the procedure …

Abstract The Annie application (Annie app) prompts patients to track and guide their
adherence to colonoscopy bowel prep protocol referred to as nothing by mouth (NPO) …