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ArticleObesity science & practice2023

Bariatric surgeons' experiences of working in the first year of the pandemic.

Yitka N H Graham, Kamal Mahawar, Rishi Singhal, Brij Madhok, Wah Yang, Manel Riera, Pedro Martinez-Duartez, Sjaak Pouwels, Mitesh Sharma, Catherine Hayes

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Yitka N H GrahamFaculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing School of Nursing and Health Sciences Helen McArdle Nursing and Care Research Institute University of Sunderland Sunderland UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6206-1461
Kamal MahawarFaculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing School of Nursing and Health Sciences Helen McArdle Nursing and Care Research Institute University of Sunderland Sunderland UK.
Rishi SinghalUpper GI Unit University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK.
Brij MadhokEast Midlands Bariatric and Metabolic Institute University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby UK.
Wah YangDepartment of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University Guangzhou China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2341-3310
Manel RieraBariatric Surgical Unit The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust Shrewsbury UK.
Pedro Martinez-DuartezAustral University Hospital Buenos Aires Argentina.
Sjaak PouwelsDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine Elisabeth Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg The Netherlands.
Mitesh SharmaBariatric Surgical Unit South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland UK.
Catherine HayesFaculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing School of Nursing and Health Sciences Helen McArdle Nursing and Care Research Institute University of Sunderland Sunderland UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The first year of the Covid-19 pandemic saw drastic changes to bariatric surgical practice, including postponement of procedures, altered patient care and impacting on the role of bariatric surgeons. The consequences of this both personally and professionally amongst bariatric surgeons has not as yet been explored. Aims: The aim of this research was to understand bariatric surgeons' perspectives of working during the first year of the pandemic to explore the self-reported personal and professional impact. Methods: Using a retrospective, two phased, study design with global participants recruited from closed, bariatric surgical units. The first phase used a qualitative thematic analytic framework to identify salient areas of importance to surgeons. Themes informed the construction of an on-line, confidential survey to test the potential generalizability of the interview findings with a larger representative population from the global bariatric surgical community. Findings: Findings of the study revealed that the first year of the pandemic had a detrimental effect on bariatric surgeons both personally and professionally globally. Conclusion: This study has identified the need to build resilience of bariatric surgeons so that the practice of self-care and the encouragement of help-seeking behaviors can potentially be normalized, which will in turn increase levels of mental health and wellbeing.

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bariatric surgerycovid‐19mental healthpandemicwellbeing

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PMCPMC10399527

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