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. 2015 Dec;25(12):2302-5.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-015-1684-9.

Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery

Birgit N Khandalavala  1 , Jenenne Geske  2 , Maya Nirmalraj  3 , Jessica B Koran-Scholl  4 , Linda Neumann-Potash  5 , Corrigan L McBride  6
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Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery

Birgit N Khandalavala et al. Obes Surg. 2015 Dec.

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.

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Biliary pancreatic diversion; Gastric banding; Gastric bypass; Health-related quality of life (HRQoL); Sleeve gastrectomy.

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