کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3304020 | 1210326 | 2013 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
BackgroundVariations in bowel cleansing quality before colonoscopy can cause confounding of results within clinical trials and inappropriate treatment decisions in clinical practice. A new tool—the Harefield Cleaning Scale—has been developed, which addresses the limitations of existing scales.ObjectiveValidation exercise for the new cleansing scale.DesignRetrospective validation study.SettingVarious colonoscopy units in France.PatientsPatients who had a total of 337 colonoscopies recorded.InterventionVideo-recorded colonoscopy.Main Outcome MeasurementsComparisons of 2 scoring systems to assess direct correlation, interrater reliability, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability, based on assessment of video recordings from 337 colonoscopies.ResultsCorrelation analysis for expert scores by using the 2 scales yielded a Spearman correlation coefficient of 0.833. Similarly, the comparison of the segmental sum score revealed a Spearman correlation coefficient of -0.778. Cross-tabulation for successful colon cleansing was 92.88% versus unsuccessful colon cleansing in 7.12%. Reliability assessment indicated an acceptable internal consistency with a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.81. Test-retest reliability demonstrated an overall agreement of 0.639 (kappa statistic). Receiver operating characteristic analysis versus Aronchick Scale scores yielded an area under the curve of 0.945, with sensitivity of 99% and specificity of 83% at the optimum score cut-off point.LimitationsTest-retest reliability was assessed by using a different patient population to the other measures. There were insufficient patient numbers to assess performance by using adenoma detection rate.ConclusionThis validation analysis has demonstrated that the Harefield Cleansing Scale is a robust, reliable, and consistent tool that has the potential to improve the effective standardization of bowel preparation assessment in both clinical and research practice.
Journal: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Volume 78, Issue 1, July 2013, Pages 121–131