51. Health-Related Quality of Life in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
- Author
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Jane M Blazeby and Karen D Coulman
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Clinical effectiveness ,Health-related quality of life ,Health Services and Programs (R Welbourn and C Borg, Section Editors) ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,Psychosocial outcomes ,medicine ,Humans ,Obesity ,Postoperative Period ,Intensive care medicine ,Qualitative Research ,Bariatric surgery ,Health related quality of life ,business.industry ,Metabolic surgery ,social sciences ,General Medicine ,Mental health ,humanities ,Obesity, Morbid ,Systematic review ,Patient Satisfaction ,Quality of Life ,Female ,business ,human activities ,Evidence synthesis ,Qualitative research - Abstract
Purpose of Review This review describes the latest evidence for the impact of bariatric surgery on health-related quality of life (HRQL). Recent Findings The impact of bariatric surgery on HRQL is less well-understood than its clinical effectiveness on weight and co-morbidities. Poor-quality study design and different HRQL measures challenge systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Available limited evidence suggests that physical aspects of HRQL may improve more than mental health aspects of HRQL after bariatric surgery, reaching maximal benefits 1–2 years post-surgery. Comparative HRQL analyses between bariatric procedures cannot be made due to a lack of randomised data. Qualitative research highlights the tensions patients experience after bariatric surgery, which provides insights to observed changes in HRQL. Summary Standardized HRQL measures are being developed and agreed to improve future evidence synthesis. Two multi-centre randomised trials of bariatric surgical procedures including detailed HRQL assessment are in progress. It is hoped that the combination of comparative high-quality HRQL data and information from qualitative studies will provide new insights into patient well-being and health after bariatric surgery.
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- 2020