Health-related quality of life following vertical banded gastroplasty
| Autor: | Aline J. Pelle, Gerbrand C. M. van Hout, Marieke E. Blokland-Koomen, Guus L. Van Heck, Frederiek A. M. Fortuin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Gastroplasty Morbid obesity Quality of life Weight loss Interview Psychological medicine Humans Health related quality of life Analysis of Variance business.industry medicine.disease Obesity humanities Banded gastroplasty Obesity Morbid Physical therapy Quality of Life Surgery Female Health behavior medicine.symptom business Abdominal surgery |
| Zdroj: | Surgical endoscopy. 23(3) |
| ISSN: | 1432-2218 |
| Popis: | Morbid obesity is associated with increased risks of morbidity and mortality as well as poor quality of life (QoL). Therefore, the goal of bariatric surgery should not only be reducing weight and treatment of comorbid conditions, but also improving QoL. Moreover, enhanced QoL may motivate patients to adhere to adequate health behavior in order to maintain the surgically established weight loss.We evaluated early postoperative health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over time. Preoperatively as well as 6, 12, and 24 months after vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), 107 patients were psychologically assessed using a semistructured interview and the RAND 36-item Health Survey (RAND-36).Over time, we found significant changes in weight: 2 years after surgery, excess weight loss (EWL) was 58.4%. HRQoL showed significant improvements over time, especially in the physical domains. Two years after surgery, 74% of patients were satisfied with the results of the operation and 94.1% would opt for surgery again.VBG not only leads to considerable weight loss, but also to significant improvements in HRQoL. However, some of the initially reported improvements lessened over time and not all patients appeared to profit in the same way. |
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