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TITLE:
Patient stress and satisfaction when allowed the presence of an accompanying person during endoscopy
AUTHORS:
Jesse Lachter, Benjamin Ephraim Bluen
KEYWORDS:
Endoscopy Escort; Sedation; Satisfaction
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.3 No.1,
February
28,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy
(EGD) have variable stress and anxiety and therefore commonly receive
medications as sedative-anxiolytics. These medications have small but
significant risks. To possibly make procedures safer and to increase patient
satisfaction, this study aimed to measure the effects of allowing an
accompanying person (AP) to be present in the endoscopy suite during EGD. Patients
and Methods: Forty-two patients were randomly divided into two groups who would
either be or not be offered to have an AP during endoscopy. Spielberger’s
well-validated state and trait anxiety evaluations were administered to
patients before and after EGD. APs also completed questionnaires as to their
reactions after EGD. Results: 84.2% of the patients after EGD recommended
accompaniment. Patients who underwent EGD with an AP tended (p
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