Is there a change in patient preference for a female colonoscopist during the last decade in Korea?
- Authors
- Lee J.M.; Kim E.S.; Chun H.J.; Yoo I.K.; Lee J.M.; Kim S.H.; Choi H.S.; Keum B.; Seo Y.S.; Lee H.S.; Jeen Y.T.; Park J.-J.; Lee S.W.; Um S.H.; Kim C.D.
- Issue Date
- Oct-2018
- Publisher
- 대한소화기내시경학회
- Keywords
- Colonoscopist; Embarrassment; Sex preference
- Citation
- Clinical Endoscopy, v.51, no.1, pp 72 - 79
- Pages
- 8
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
ESCI
KCI
- Journal Title
- Clinical Endoscopy
- Volume
- 51
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 72
- End Page
- 79
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/4167
- DOI
- 10.5946/ce.2017.057
- ISSN
- 2234-2400
2234-2443
- Abstract
- Background/Aims: Patients may feel embarrassed during colonoscopy. Our study aimed to assess changes in patient preference, over the past decade, for the sex of their colonoscopist. Methods: Prospective studies were performed at a single health center from July to September 2008, and from July to September 2016. Subjects included colonoscopy patients (2008: 354, 2016: 304) who were asked to complete a questionnaire before colonoscopy. Results: In 2016, 69 patients (24.9%) expressed a sex preference, compared with 46 patients (14.6%) in 2008. By 2016, female patient preference for a female colonoscopist had significantly increased to 95% (odds ratio [OR], 2.678; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.418– 5.057; p=0.002). In multivariate analysis, patient sex (OR, 4.404; p=0.000), patient age (OR, 0.977; 95% CI, 0.961–0.992; p=0.004), and year of procedure (OR, 1.674; 95% CI, 1.028–2.752) were statistically significant factors in sex preference. Between 2008 and 2016, female patients preferred a female colonoscopist because of embarrassment. Male patients also preferred a male colonoscopist, and the primary reason shifted from expertise to patient embarrassment (2008: 29%, 2016: 63%). Conclusions: Patients have an increased gender preference for the colonoscopist because of embarrassment. Taking this into account can increase patient satisfaction during colonoscopy. © 2018 Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
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