ArticleClinical obesity2017
Patient experiences of adjusting to life in the first 2 years after bariatric surgery: a qualitative study.
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- Differentiating monogenic and syndromic obesities from polygenic obesity: Assessment, diagnosis, and management.Obesity pillars · 2024Review
- Developing a long-term follow up service for bariatric surgical patients in the community: Patient and professional perspectives.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
- Stigma Toward Bariatric Surgery in the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom: Protocol for a Cross-cultural Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- The role of weight stigma in weight regain in bariatric surgery.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- The Complex Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Depression: a National Nested-Control Study.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Patients' experiences of life after bariatric surgery and follow-up care: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Public perception of bariatric surgery.Saudi medical journal · 2019Article
- Exploring the Patient-Reported Impact of the Pharmacist on Pre-bariatric Surgical Assessment.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Pre-surgical, surgical and post-surgical experiences of weight loss surgery patients: a closer look at social determinants of health.Clinical obesity · 2018Article
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Abstract
There is currently little research into the experiences of those who have undergone bariatric surgery, or how surgery affects their lives and social interactions. Adopting a constructivist grounded theory methodological approach with a constant comparative analytical framework, semi-structured interviews were carried out with 18 participants (11 female, 7 male) who had undergone permanent bariatric surgical procedures 5-24 months prior to interview. Findings revealed that participants regarded social encounters after bariatric surgery as underpinned by risk. Their attitudes towards social situations guided their social interaction with others. Three profiles of attitudes towards risk were constructed: Risk Accepters, Risk Contenders and Risk Challengers. Profiles were based on participant-reported narratives of their experiences in the first two years after surgery. The social complexities which occurred as a consequence of bariatric surgery required adjustments to patients' lives. Participants reported that social aspects of bariatric surgery did not appear to be widely understood by those who have not undergone bariatric surgery. The three risk attitude profiles that emerged from our data offer an understanding of how patients adjust to life after surgery and can be used reflexively by healthcare professionals to support both patients pre- and post-operatively.
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