Pain is adversely related to weight loss maintenance following bariatric surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain and obesity are frequently co-morbid health conditions; thus, it is unsurprising that pain is commonly experienced by individuals seeking bariatric surgery. While pain is generally reduced in the short-term after surgery, there is also variability in pain outcomes and less is known about how unresolved or recurring pain may relate to long-term weight loss and weight loss maintenance.

Objectives

This study evaluated trajectories of pain scores through 7 years following bariatric surgery and whether higher pain levels related to poorer weight loss and greater weight regain.

Setting

Data were collected from 3 university hospitals, 1 private not-for-profit research institute, and 1 community hospital.

Methods

Self-report measures of pain and weight

SUBMITTER: Kerver GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8612986 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature