Patient and Provider Perceptions About Communication After Bariatric Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Communication between patients and providers can strongly influence patient behavior after surgery. The objective of this study was to assess patient and provider perceptions of how communication affected weight-related behaviors after bariatric surgery.

Materials and methods

Semistructured interviews with bariatric surgery patients and providers were conducted from April-November 2020. Patients who had Medicaid within 3 y of surgery were defined as socioeconomically disadvantaged. Interview guides were derived from Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services and Torain's Framework for Surgical Disparities. Participants described postoperative experiences regarding diet, physical activity, and follow-up care. A codebook was developed deductively based on the

SUBMITTER: Lam CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524725 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature