Health status, quality of life, and satisfaction of patients awaiting multidisciplinary bariatric care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Protracted, multi-year wait times exist for bariatric care in Canada. Our objective was to examine wait-listed patients' health status and perceptions regarding the consequences of prolonged wait times using a cross-sectional study design nested within a prospective cohort.

Methods

150 consecutive consenting subjects wait-listed for multi-disciplinary bariatric assessment in a population-based medical/surgical bariatric program were surveyed. Health status was measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS). A Waiting List Impact Questionnaire (WLIQ) examined employment, physical stress, social support, frustration, quality of life, and satisfaction with care. Multivariable linear regression analysis adjusted for age, sex and BMI identified independent predictors of

SUBMITTER: Padwal RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3520121 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature