ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Social Support for People with Morbid Obesity in a Bariatric Surgery Programme: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.
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- Changes in Body Composition and Sexual Satisfaction Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Women with Obesity: A Prospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Trajectories of Eating Behavior and Health-Related Quality of Life During the First Year After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: A Longitudinal Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Tackling Loneliness, Ineffective Social Support, and Mental Ill-Health Among People With Higher Weight.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- The Impact of Social Support on Postoperative Recovery in Retinal Detachment Surgery.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Interplay between sex, age, BMI, health-related quality of life, and coping strategies in amateur and professional athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Validation of the 40-Item and 24-Item Short Version of the Person-Centred Obesity Care Instrument for Patients Living with Obesity.Obesity facts · 2025Article
- The Role of Informal Social Support for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Stomatognathic System Changes in Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
Background-Morbid obesity (MO) is a chronic metabolic disease affecting physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Bariatric surgery is a reliable method for losing weight in the long term, improving the quality of life, body image and social life of people with MO. Current literature recognises the importance of social support in controlling weight and coping with MO. The objective of this study was to describe and understand experiences related to social support for patients with MO included in a bariatric surgery programme. Methods-A qualitative descriptive study, where data collection included thirty-one interviews with people diagnosed with MO involved in a bariatric surgery programme. Results-Three main themes emerged from the analysis: (1) accepting the problem in order to ask for help, (2) the need for close support and (3) professional support: opposing feelings. Conclusions-A partner, family and friends are the key pillars of social support for those with MO included in a bariatric surgery programme. Healthcare professionals gave formal support; the bariatric surgery team provided information, trust and assurance. Nurses provided healthcare 24 h a day, making them the main formal support for people in the bariatric surgery programme.
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