ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2020
Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life Changes Among Insurer Subgroups Following Bariatric Surgery.
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- Association between weight reduction achieved with tirzepatide and quality of life in adults with obesity: Results from the SURMOUNT-1 study.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Trial
- Web-Based Educational Application for Mental Health Self-Monitoring After Bariatric Surgery: Development and Content Validation Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Beyond the Scale: Setting Goals for Outcomes Beyond Weight in Evidence-based Obesity Treatment.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Perceived Benefits of Bariatric Surgery: Patient Perspectives.Obesity surgery · 2024Observational
- Correlation between Ankle Imaging Findings and Self-Reported Outcomes: A Longitudinal Assessment in Patients with Tibiofibular Diastasis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Quality of Life 10 Years After Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.Current obesity reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study sought to determine improvements in mental and physical health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following bariatric surgery in Medicaid and commercially insured patients.
methodsUsing data from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery, an observational cohort study of adults undergoing bariatric surgery (2006-2009), changes in Short Form 36 mental component summary (MCS) and physical component summary (PCS) scores were examined in 1,529 patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable band, or sleeve gastrectomy and were followed for 5 years. Piecewise linear mixed-effects models estimated MCS and PCS scores as a function of insurance group (Medicaid, N = 177; commercial, N = 1,352) from 0 to 1 year and from 1 to 5 years after surgery, with interactions between insurance group and surgery type.
resultsPatients with Medicaid had lower PCS and MCS scores at baseline. At 1 year after surgery, patients with Medicaid and commercial insurance experienced similar improvement in PCS scores (commercial-Medicaid difference in PCS change [95% CI]: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, 1.5 [-0.2, 3.3]; laparoscopic adjustable band, 1.9 [-2.2, 6.0]; sleeve gastrectomy, 6.4 [0.0, 12.8]). One-year MCS score improvement was minimal and similar between insurance groups. In years 1 to 5, PCS and MCS scores were stable in all groups.
conclusionsBoth insurance groups experienced improvements in physical HRQOL and minimal changes in mental HRQOL.
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