1. Using the BODY-Q to develop a prospective cohort of patients undergoing bariatric and body contouring surgery: A study protocol
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Annewiek Grift, Claire de Vries, Valerie Monpellier, Dennis Makarawung, Christel de Raaff, Leontien Nijland, Aebele Mink van der Molen, Rene Wiezer, Bart van Wagensveld, Ruben van Veen, Steve de Castro, Joyce Florisson, Maarten Hoogbergen, Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, APH - Quality of Care, Surgery, and APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases
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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - Abstract
The BODY-Q is a patient-reported outcome measure designed to measure health-related quality of life, satisfaction with appearance and experience with healthcare in patients with obesity who undergo bariatric surgery and/or body contouring surgery after massive weight loss. The aim of this study is to collect long term PRO-data from patients living with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery, comparing patient undergoing or not undergoing body contouring surgery. This study will be a multicentre, prospective longitudinal cohort study with participation of three bariatric medical centres in the Netherlands. The BODY-Q will be used to measure the satisfaction with appearance and HRQL. Patients undergoing bariatric surgery, age >18 years and
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- 2023