This study aimed to identify factors influencing intention to undergo colonoscopy reexamination regardless of the colonoscopy results based on Pender's Health Promotion Model. The study included 152 individuals who had undergone colonoscopy at Chonnam National University Hospital in Gwangju City, South Korea. Data using structured self-administered questionnaires were collected from participants who were alert after the completion of the procedure. The factors associated with the intention to undergo colonoscopy reexamination were perceived benefits (β = 0.33, p < .001, 95% CI = 0.10 to 0.30), perceived self-efficacy (β = 0.19, p = .021, 95% CI = 0.02 to 0.18), employment status (β = 0.18, p = .010, 95% CI = 0.25 to ~1.83), and marital status (β = 0.16, p = .018, 95% CI = -1.87 to -0.17). These variables explained 33.9% of the variance in the intention to reexamine. The study revealed that individuals who perceived benefits and had high self-efficacy related to colonoscopy were more likely to have an intention to undergo colonoscopy reexamination. It is essential to emphasize the benefits of colonoscopy and to encourage and support examinees' confidence in undergoing colonoscopy, thereby increasing the intention and actual rate of colonoscopy reexamination every 5-10 years.
Mun et al. (Mon,) studied this question.