Prospective Analysis Regarding Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QOL) between Morbid Obese Patients Following Bariatric Surgery Versus on a Waiting List

Autor: María Moreno Gijón, Sonia Amoza Pais, Estrella Olga Turienzo Santos, Covadonga Valdés Arias, Emilio López-Negrete Cueto, José Luis Rodicio Miravalles, Tamara Díaz Vico, Sandra Sanz Navarro, Aida Suárez Sánchez, Lourdes Sanz Álvarez
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Obesity surgery. 30(8)
ISSN: 1708-0428
Popis: Major impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one of the main reasons why obese patients request surgical treatment. To prospectively analyze the impact of HRQoL between obese patients who underwent surgery and those who were wait-listed. Between April 2017 and March 2018, 70 surgical and 69 wait-listed patients were interviewed twice, at baseline and at the 12-month follow-up. Quality of life was measured by the SF-12v2 and the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQoL-Lite) questionnaires. Sociodemographic-, clinical-, and surgical-related variables were collected. One hundred thirty-nine patients were analyzed, showing similar baseline characteristics but differences in HRQoL. Performing more qualified work improved scores on some aspects of the SF-12 survey. In contrast, women scored worse on the self-esteem domain, and men scored worse on the mental health domain. By group, at the 12-month follow-up, statistically significant differences were found among all aspects of the questionnaires between both groups (P
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