ArticleJournal of obesity2018
Beyond Weight Loss: Establishing a Postbariatric Surgery Patient Support Group-What Do Patients Want?
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Proposed Definitions and Clinical Recommendations for the Management of Weight Recurrence, Partial Response, and Nonresponse Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Place Work on a Scale: What Do We Know About the Association Between Employment Status and Weight Loss Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery?Obesity surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Self-management After Bariatric Surgery: a Comparison Between Support Group Participants and Patients Receiving Individual Dietary Follow-Up.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Facebook groups provide effective social support to patients after bariatric surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Healthcare delivery and information provision in bariatric surgery in Germany: qualitative interviews with bariatric surgeons.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Mandarin multidimensional health literacy questionnaire for patient supporting groups: A quality improvement article.Medicine · 2020Article
- Quality Improvement Initiatives in Reforming Patient Support Groups-Three-Year Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Optimal Nutritional Programme for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.Current obesity reports · 2020Review
- Health Literacy Varies According to Different Background Disease Natures and Characteristics of Participants for Patient Support Groups.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Digital Support for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Narrative Review of the Roles and Challenges of Online Forums.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2020Review
- Bariatric Support Groups Predicts Long-term Weight Loss.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
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Purpose: There are limited resources for long-term specialist follow-up after bariatric surgery. In selected centres, patients can access a postoperative support group, but there is no clear evidence to guide their delivery. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of bariatric surgery patients ( Results: Fifty-eight percent wanted a postbariatric surgery patient support group. This was not associated with operation type or the amount of weight lost or regained. However, those who wanted a support group were significantly more likely to be struggling to keep the weight off, to be unhappy with the way they look, or to be experiencing difficulties returning to work. Conclusions: These data point to an unmet patient requirement for a postoperative support group that is independent of weight loss success. More research is required to ascertain how such a group should be delivered, but our data would suggest that supporting patients with weight loss maintenance, body image, and return to work is an important part of postoperative care, and these needs extend well beyond the immediate period of specialist follow-up.
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