Adherence to a follow-up program is improving weight loss
Background/Aim of Study: Identifying the effect of adherence to a routine postoperative follow-up program on weight loss after surgery.Methods: Eighty-six patients who underwent a bariatric procedure were included. According to their compliance to follow-up visits, patients were classified into two...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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1 Dec 2017
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Bariatric surgical practice and patient care
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 12, Heft: 4, Pages: 173-177 |
| ISSN: | 2168-0248 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/bari.2017.0019 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/bari.2017.0019 Verlag, Volltext: https://www-liebertpub-com.ezproxy.medma.uni-heidelberg.de/doi/10.1089/bari.2017.0019 
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| Verfasserangaben: | Mohamad Elrefai, Till Hasenberg, Georgi Vassilev, and Mirko Otto |
| Zusammenfassung: | Background/Aim of Study: Identifying the effect of adherence to a routine postoperative follow-up program on weight loss after surgery.Methods: Eighty-six patients who underwent a bariatric procedure were included. According to their compliance to follow-up visits, patients were classified into two groups: the Drop-Out group (patients who did not attend the follow-up appointments n = 45) and regular follow-up group (patients compliant with their scheduled postoperative appointments n = 41). Both groups were compared in terms of weight loss at four fixed time points: time of operation (T0), next to last (T1), last follow-up appointments (T2), and time of interview (T3).Results: Weight decreased in the time interval between T0 and T2 without a significant difference between both groups. A significant difference, however, was observed during the time interval T2 to T3, as weight continued to decrease among the regular follow-up patients versus a rise within the Drop-Outs patients (62.7 ± 24.1% vs. 49.9 ± 22.9%; p = 0.014).Conclusion: Adherence to a follow-up program is crucial to improve and sustain weight loss. |
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| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2168-0248 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/bari.2017.0019 |