1. Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery.
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Khandalavala BN, Geske J, Nirmalraj M, Koran-Scholl JB, Neumann-Potash L, and McBride CL
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- Adult, Body Mass Index, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Morbid epidemiology, Obesity, Morbid rehabilitation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Treatment Outcome, Bariatric Surgery rehabilitation, Health Status, Obesity, Morbid surgery, Quality of Life
- Abstract
Background: Bariatric surgery is typically associated with improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, recent reports are conflicting, and the aim of this study was to determine factors that would be predictive for long-term outcomes after bariatric procedures., Methods: One thousand five hundred and seventy-three patients at one Midwestern academic medical center who underwent any type of bariatric surgery were sent the SF-36 survey. Three hundred and fifty completed surveys collected over a 3-month period were returned. Multivariate analysis was conducted., Results: The physical and mental component scores were significantly lower than the norm population mean. Age at time of surgery, pre-surgical body mass index (BMI) and duration since surgery were negatively related to HRQoL., Conclusions: Improvements in HRQoL following bariatric surgery do not appear to be sustained over the long term. Older patients and those with high pre-surgical obesity do not appear to have the same benefits in HRQoL over time.
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- 2015
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