ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2017
What are the support experiences and needs of patients who have received bariatric surgery?
Article in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03214471 (Evaluation of the Effect of a Lifestyle Intervention Compared to Usual Care on Weight Loss and Changes in Body Composition, Physical Activity Levels and Health-related Quality of Life in the First Year Following Bariatric Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Evaluation of the Effect of a Lifestyle Intervention Compared to Usual Care on Weight Loss and Changes in Body Composition, Physical Activity Levels and Health-related Quality of Life in the First Year Following Bariatric Surgery
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Developing a long-term follow up service for bariatric surgical patients in the community: Patient and professional perspectives.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
- Impacts of an intensive community-based support for patients with severe or morbid obesity in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study.Public health challenges · 2022Article
- "There is always a waitlist": The experiences of perinatal women randomized to a waitlist condition in a trial evaluating a novel online self-directed intervention for perinatal anxiety.Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
- The role of weight stigma in weight regain in bariatric surgery.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Evaluation of Intensive Telephonic Nutritional and Lifestyle Counseling to Enhance Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2022Observational
- Facebook groups provide effective social support to patients after bariatric surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Assessment of body composition in obese patients undergoing one anastomosis gastric bypass: cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2020Observational
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the support needs and experiences of patients who had received publicly or privately funded bariatric surgery and the importance of this support in mediating outcomes of surgery.
methodsSeven semi-structured focus groups were conducted. A broad interview schedule guided the discussions which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed thematically.
resultsTwenty-six women and 15 men with a mean age of 54 years (range 24-72) participated in the study. Participants described support needs from health professionals, significant others (family and friends), peers (bariatric surgery recipients) and the general community. Peer, dietetic and psychological support were identified as important factors influencing the outcomes (e.g. weight reduction or health improvement) or experience of bariatric surgery but were identified as infrequently received or inadequately provided. Psychological support was proposed as one of the most significant but commonly overlooked components of care. Support needs appeared higher in the first year post-surgery, when subsequent related or unrelated surgeries were required and following significant life change such as worsening health. For some participants, deficits in support appeared to negatively influence the experience or outcomes of surgery.
conclusionProviders of bariatric surgery should discuss support needs and accessibility regularly with patients especially in the first year post-surgery and following significant change in a patient's life (e.g. declined health or childbirth). Nutrition, psychological and peer support (e.g. through support groups) may be especially important for some patients.
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