Individual-level barriers to bariatric surgery from patient and provider perspectives: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Less than 1% adults in the United States who meet body mass index criteria undergo bariatric surgery. Our objective was to identify patient and provider perceptions of individual-level barriers to undergoing bariatric surgery.

Methods

Adults with severe obesity and obesity care providers described their experiences with the bariatric surgery care process in semi-structured interviews. Using conventional content analysis, individual-level barriers were identified within Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use.

Results

Of the 73 individuals interviewed, 36 (49%) were female, and 15 (21%) were non-white. Six individual-level barriers were identified: fear of surgery, fear of lifestyle change, perception that weight had not reached its "tipping point

SUBMITTER: Murtha JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9218004 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature