Associations of Bariatric Surgery With Changes in Interpersonal Relationship Status: Results From 2 Swedish Cohort Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Bariatric surgery is a life-changing treatment for patients with severe obesity, but little is known about its association with interpersonal relationships.

Objectives

To investigate if relationship status is altered after bariatric surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

Changes in relationship status after bariatric surgery were examined in 2 cohorts: (1) the prospective Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study, which recruited patients undergoing bariatric surgery from September 1, 1987, to January 31, 2001, and compared their care with usual nonsurgical care in matched obese control participants; and (2) participants from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry (SOReg), a prospective, electronically captured register that recruited patients from January

SUBMITTER: Bruze G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875335 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature