A qualitative analysis describing attrition from bariatric surgery to identify strategies for improving retention in patients who desire treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among patients who express interest in bariatric surgery, dropout rates from bariatric surgery programs are reported as high as 60%. There is a lack of understanding how we can better support patients to obtain treatment of this serious chronic disease.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews with individuals who dropped out of bariatric surgery programs from three clinical sites were conducted. Transcripts were iteratively analyzed to understand patterns clustering around codes. We mapped these codes to domains of the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) which will serve as the basis of future theory-based interventions.

Results

Twenty patients who self-identified as 60% female and 85% as non-Hispanic White were included. The results clustered around codes of "p

SUBMITTER: Chao GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10136401 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature