Measurement of patient satisfaction with screening colonoscopies in the Hungarian population-based screening program: A nationwide, cross-sectional survey study

Table 2 Factors associated with procedure-related discomfort or pain, n (%)

	Painless examination (scores 4-5)	P value
Gender		< 0.001
Male (n = 2184)	1492 (68.32)
Female (n = 1746)	1072 (61.40)
Age of patient		< 0.001
≤ 61 years (n = 1639)	1024 (62.48)
> 61 years (n = 2279)	1531 (67.18)
Residence		0.756
Capital/large city (n = 1344)	869 (64.66)
Small city/village (n = 2581)	1691 (65.52)
Use of sedation		< 0.001
Yes (n = 2451)	1752 (71.48)
No (n = 1120)	571 (50.98)
Information provided by general practitioner		0.054
Scores 1-3 (n = 453)	259 (57.17)
Scores 4-5 (n = 3386)	2253 (66.54)
Preprocedural information provided by the endoscopist		0.002
Yes (n = 3398)	2256 (66.39)
No (n = 360)	202 (56.11)
Communication skills of endoscopist		0.466
Scores 1-3 (n = 154)	49 (31.82)
Scores 4-5 (n = 3561)	2408 (67.62)
Communication skills of endoscopy unit staff		0.384
Scores 1-3 (n = 61)	22 (36.07)
Scores 4-5 (n = 3852)	2531 (65.71)
Experience of endoscopy unit staff		0.026
Scores 1-3 (n = 63)	21 (33.33)
Scores 4-5 (n = 3838)	2526 (65.82)