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SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2017

Quality of life and bariatric surgery: a systematic review of short- and long-term results and comparison with community norms.

L C H Raaijmakers, S Pouwels, S E M Thomassen, S W Nienhuijs

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
9.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Quality of Life after Bariatric Surgery-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  5. Changes in Physical Activity Patterns Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  12. Weight loss and self-perceived quality of life following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: is it important?Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2026
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  16. SKIN COLOR DIFFERENCES AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE PERCEPTION AFTER GASTRIC BYPASS ROUX-EN-Y: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

L C H RaaijmakersDepartment of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
S PouwelsDepartment of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
S E M ThomassenDepartment of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
S W NienhuijsDepartment of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Catharina Ziekenhuis · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently the effects of bariatric surgery are generally expressed in excess weight loss or comorbidity reduction. Therefore the aim of this review was to provide insight in the available prospective evidence regarding the short and long-term effects of bariatric surgery on Quality of Life (QoL) and a comparison with community norms. A systematic multi-database search was conducted for 'QoL' and 'Bariatric surgery'. Only prospective studies with QoL before and after bariatric surgery were included. The 'Quality Assessment Tool for Before-After Studies with No Control Group' was used to assess the methodological quality. Thirty-six studies met the inclusion criteria. Most studies were assessed to be of 'fair' to 'good' methodological quality. Ten different questionnaires were used to measure QoL. Follow-up ranged from 6 months to 10 years, sample sizes from 26 to 1276 and follow-up rates from 45 to 100%. A significant increase in QoL after bariatric surgery was found in all studies (P⩽0.05), however, mostly these outcomes stay below community norms. Only outcomes of the IWQoL, SF-36 and OWQoL show QoL outcomes that exceed community norms. The QoL is increased after bariatric surgery on both the short and long term. However, due to the heterogeneity of the studies and the generality of the questionnaires is it hard to make a distinction between different surgeries and difficult to see a relation with medical profit. Therefore, tailoring QoL measurements to the bariatric population is recommended as the focus of future studies.

Indexed as

Quality of LifeSocial NormsBariatric SurgeryHumansObesity, MorbidPostoperative PeriodProspective StudiesTreatment Outcome

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PMID27804961
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