Patient experiences of outcomes of bariatric surgery: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis.

ABSTRACT: Although bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe and complex obesity, less is known about its psychosocial impact. This systematic review synthesizes qualitative studies investigating the patient perspective of living with the outcomes of surgery. A total of 2,604 records were screened, and 33 studies were included. Data extraction and thematic synthesis yielded three overarching themes: control, normality and ambivalence. These were evident across eight organizing sub-themes describing areas of life impacted by surgery: weight, activities of daily living, physical health, psychological health, social relations, sexual life, body image and eating behaviour and relationship with food. Throughout all these areas, patients were striving for control and normality. Many of

SUBMITTER: Coulman KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5709707 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature