The Effect of Intervention for Improving Colonoscopy Quality Is Associated with the Personality Traits of Endoscopists
- Author:
Hyun Ho CHOI
1
;
Soo-Yoon SUNG
;
Bo-In LEE
;
Hyun CHO
;
Yunho JUNG
;
Jae Myung PARK
;
Young-Seok CHO
;
Kang-Moon LEE
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
Hwang CHOI
;
Hiun-Suk CHAE
;
Myung-Gyu CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Gut and Liver 2024;18(2):265-274
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Background/Aims:This study investigated whether the personality traits of endoscopists are associated with the effect of interventions for the improvement of colonoscopy quality.
Methods:This prospective, multicenter, single-blind study was performed with 13 endoscopists in three health screening centers over a 12-month period. Quality indicators (QIs), including adenoma detection rate (ADR), polyp detection rate (PDR), and withdrawal time, were measured every 3 months. Consecutive interventions for the improvement of colonoscopy quality were conducted every 3 months, which included the personal notification of QIs, the in-group notification of QIs, and finally a targeted “quality education” session. The personality traits of each endoscopist were evaluated for perfectionism, fear of negative evaluation, and cognitive flexibility after the last QI assessment.
Results:A total of 4,095 colonoscopies were evaluated to measure the QIs of the individual endoscopists for 12 months. The mean ADR, PDR, and withdrawal time of the 13 endoscopists were 32.3%, 47.7%, and 394 seconds at baseline and increased to 39.0%, 55.1%, and 430 seconds by the end of the study (p=0.003, p=0.006, and p=0.004, respectively). Among the three interventions, only quality education significantly improved QIs: ADR, 36.0% to 39.0% (odds ratio, 1.28; 95% confidence interval, 1.01 to 1.63). The improvement of ADR and PDR by education was significantly associated with perfectionism (r=0.617, p=0.033 and r=0.635, p=0.027, respectively) and fear of negative evaluation (r=0.704, p=0.011 and r=0.761, p=0.004, respectively).
Conclusions:Education can improve colonoscopy quality, and its effect size is associated with an endoscopist’s personal traits such as perfectionism and fear of negative evaluation (ClinicalTrials.gov Registry NCT03796169).
