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Health Literacy Assessment of Colonoscopy Bowel Prep Instructions in California

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Health Literacy Assessment of Colonoscopy Bowel Prep Instructions in California
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Data

Results for 86 English-language bowel preparation instruction documents included in the analysis. Select a column heading to sort the table. Document IDs link to the source document or source website.
BP0001 1 11.54 No Yes No No No 8.04 No 2,580 Yes —
BP0002 3 10.42 No Yes Yes No Yes 8.04 Yes 1,978 Yes —
BP0003 2 8.06 No No No No No 10.99 No 1,647 Yes —
BP0004 7 11.94 No Yes No Yes No 12 No 1,664 Yes —
BP0005 4 8.27 No Yes No Yes Yes 8 Yes 3,087 Yes —
BP0006 2 11.17 No Yes Yes No No 12 Yes 1,601 Yes —
BP0007 3 10.62 No Yes No No No 10.98 No 2,273 No —
BP0008 3 9.82 Yes No No No Yes 9.94 No 2,011 Yes —
BP0009 1 9.94 No Yes No No No 9 No 2,699 Yes 2024
BP0010 4 8.78 No Yes No No Yes 6.4 No 2,240 Yes —
BP0011 12 9.91 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11 No 2,553 Yes 2022
BP0012 1 10.62 No Yes Yes No No 11.04 No 1,644 No —
BP0013 1 9.16 Yes Yes No Yes No 10.02 Yes 1,412 Yes —
BP0014 3 8.75 No Yes No No Yes 8.88 Yes 1,800 Yes —
BP0015 1 10.95 No Yes No No No 9 Yes 2,571 Yes —
BP0016 2 9.62 No Yes No No No 11.04 No 2,118 Yes —
BP0017 4 9.84 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11.04 Yes 2,392 Yes —
BP0018 1 10.02 Yes Yes No No No 9.96 Yes 3,865 Yes 2024
BP0019 6 9.87 No Yes No Yes Yes 10.5 No 1,992 Yes —
BP0020 3 10.91 No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9.12 No 2,170 Yes —
BP0021 1 10.71 No No No No No 11.04 No 1,497 Yes —
BP0022 4 8.76 No Yes No No Yes 8.8 Yes 2,956 Yes 2018
BP0023 1 10.43 No Yes No No No 12 No 1,611 Yes —
BP0024 3 10.05 No Yes No No Yes 7.5 No 2,404 Yes —
BP0025 4 9.94 No Yes No No Yes 11 No 1,716 Yes 2024
BP0026 2 9.22 No Yes No Yes No 11.04 No 1,732 Yes —
BP0027 5 10.72 No Yes No No No 9.48 No 1,396 Yes 2020
BP0028 2 10.56 No Yes No No No 9.53 No 2,210 Yes —
BP0029 1 9.73 No Yes No No No 10.02 Yes 1,967 No —
BP0030 2 9.84 No No No No Yes 8.46 No 1,581 Yes 2023
BP0031 9 10.79 No Yes No No Yes 13.75 Yes 1,473 No —
BP0032 2 9.05 No Yes No Yes Yes 7.95 Yes 3,127 Yes —
BP0033 1 9.53 No Yes Yes Yes No 11.04 No 2,070 Yes —
BP0034 1 10.9 No Yes No No No 12 No 2,310 Yes —
BP0035 4 11.01 No Yes No No Yes 9.96 Yes 1,992 Yes 2023
BP0036 5 8.56 No Yes Yes No Yes 7.3 Yes 1,883 Yes —
BP0037 1 6.88 No No No No No 10.99 No 1,376 Yes —
BP0038 7 14.49 Yes Yes Yes No No 9.5 Yes 4,660 Yes 2020
BP0039 2 10.86 No Yes Yes No No 6 Yes 4,462 Yes —
BP0040 3 9.87 No Yes Yes No No 8 No 1,561 Yes 2022
BP0041 10 7.92 No Yes No No Yes 7 No 2,173 Yes 2022
BP0042 1 9.53 No Yes No No No 11 Yes 2,488 Yes —
BP0043 2 11.44 No Yes No No No 11.04 Yes 2,510 Yes —
BP0044 7 6.23 No Yes No No Yes 3.8 No 4,899 Yes —
BP0045 2 8.65 No No No Yes No 10.56 Yes 1,874 Yes —
BP0046 2 9.74 No No Yes No Yes 6 No 2,267 Yes —
BP0047 3 9.71 No Yes No No No 13.92 No 1,075 Yes —
BP0048 1 10.06 Yes Yes No No No 10.08 Yes 2,590 Yes —
BP0049 5 9.6 No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 Yes 2,645 Yes 2023
BP0050 2 9.55 No Yes No Yes No 10 No 1,997 Yes —
BP0051 3 11.15 Yes Yes Yes No No 10 No 2,363 Yes 2021
BP0052 3 9.81 No Yes No No No 10 No 2,533 Yes 2019
BP0053 2 9.87 No No Yes No No 10.3 No 2,214 Yes —
BP0054 1 9.61 No Yes No No No 9 No 2,152 No —
BP0055 1 9.67 No No No No No 11.4 Yes 1,628 No —
BP0056 8 10.87 No Yes No No Yes 7.7 Yes 4,256 Yes —
BP0057 2 8.48 Yes Yes No No Yes 9.6 No 2,623 Yes 2017
BP0058 1 9.08 Yes Yes No No No 10.98 No 2,556 Yes 2017
BP0059 1 11.02 Yes Yes No No No 9 Yes 3,559 Yes 2021
BP0060 2 9.62 No Yes Yes No No 10 Yes 7,215 Yes 2021
BP0061 3 10.52 No No No No No 6 No 2,903 Yes 2021
BP0062 2 8.42 Yes Yes No No No 10.98 No 1,663 Yes —
BP0063 2 9.84 No Yes No No No 12 No 980 No —
BP0064 3 8.99 Yes Yes No No Yes 9.96 No 1,669 Yes —
BP0065 2 9.49 Yes No No No No 9.96 No 2,143 Yes —
BP0066 3 10.64 No Yes No No No 10 No 2,173 Yes —
BP0067 1 7.54 No Yes No No Yes 8.5 No 1,430 No 2012
BP0068 3 10.62 No Yes No Yes No 12 No 1,740 Yes —
BP0069 3 10.39 No Yes Yes No Yes 10.5 No 1,593 Yes —
BP0070 3 9.8 No No No No No 9.96 No 1,852 No 2021
BP0071 6 10.91 No Yes Yes No Yes 7.95 Yes 2,802 Yes —
BP0072 4 10.66 No Yes Yes Yes Yes 11.04 No 2,398 Yes —
BP0073 2 11.48 Yes No No No Yes 9.12 Yes 2,663 Yes —
BP0074 4 12.2 No Yes Yes No Yes 10.98 No 1,668 Yes —
BP0075 1 9.14 No Yes Yes No Yes 9.5 No 2,243 Yes —
BP0076 8 11.05 No Yes No No Yes 9.96 No 2,428 Yes 2018
BP0077 4 11.89 Yes Yes Yes No No 9.94 Yes 2,951 Yes —
BP0078 3 10.65 Yes Yes No No No 11 No 1,607 Yes —
BP0079 5 9.66 No Yes No Yes Yes 8 No 2,196 Yes —
BP0080 7 10.54 No Yes No No Yes 11.04 No 1,650 Yes 2020
BP0081 4 9.49 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11.04 No 1,975 Yes —
BP0082 5 10.36 No Yes Yes No Yes 11.04 No 2,347 Yes 2023
BP0083 7 10.64 No Yes No No Yes 9.9 No 2,689 Yes —
BP0084 6 9.73 Yes Yes No Yes Yes 9.96 No 1,974 Yes 2019
BP0085 1 9.49 No No No No No 10.8 No 2,253 Yes 2016
BP0086 5 9.55 No Yes No No Yes 14.04 No 653 Yes —

Document IDs are identifiers created for this dataset. The linked source may be the instruction document itself or, when a direct document link was not available, the source website.

A dash (—) in the Last updated column means that no update year was identified in the document.

References

  1. Jacobson, Brian C., et al. Optimizing bowel preparation quality for colonoscopy: consensus recommendations by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 101.4 (2025): 702-732.
  2. Kimpel, C. C., Bonnet, K., & Schlundt, D. (2022). The Patient Experience of an Inadequate Quality Bowel Preparation during the Colonoscopy Process: A Qualitative Study. Gastroenterology nursing: the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, 45(4), 244.
  3. Marchildon, M., Jackson, J., & Rankin, J. (2024). Factors influencing inpatient bowel preparation: a scoping review. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 39(12), 2487-2503.
  4. Readable. (n.d.). The SMOG index. https://readable.com/readability/smog-index/

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