Alcohol use disorders after bariatric surgery: a study using linked health claims and survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have repeatedly reported alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in patients after bariatric surgery (BS). This research field can benefit from studies combining health claims data with survey data.

Methods

Based on a combined retrospective cohort and cross-sectional study, 2151 patients with BS identified in a large health claims database received a questionnaire, by which we assessed the presence of AUDs based on a validated instrument (AUDIT) as well as by ICD-10 codes from the health claims data. We described patients with vs. without AUDs regarding sex, time since surgery, satisfaction with weight loss and health care resource utilization (HCRU).

Results

The majority of patients were female (80.7%) with a median time since surgery of 6 years (Int

SUBMITTER: Riedel O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502494 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature