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Association between bariatric surgery and quality of life

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 69, page 1374 (2015)Cite this article

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We read an article written by Canetti et al.1 with interest. The authors assessed mental health and psychological outcome in patients who underwent bariatric surgery compared with those who did not have bariatric surgery. The authors found that, after 10 years of follow-up, those who had surgery had worse general metal health, sense of control and fear of intimacy. Physical composite of quality of life in these patients was better. However, this study includes only seventy participants. Also, the authors did not report other composites of quality of life including social, functional or total quality of life.

In a meta-analysis by Lindekilde et al.,2 the authors assessed the impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life in 9433 participants from 72 studies. They found that bariatric surgery had a significant positive influence on overall quality of life. They also found that bariatric surgery had a greater benefit on physical composite of quality of life than mental, social and functional quality of life. This result suggests that bariatric surgery is more likely an intervention towards physical composite of quality of life. There may be an area of improvement in psychosocial, functional status and post-surgical support.

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  1. Canetti L, Bachar E, Bonne O . Deterioration of mental health in bariatric surgery after 10 years despite successful weight loss. Eur J Clin Nutr 2015, e-pub ahead of print 22 July 2015 doi:10.1038/ejcn.2015.112.

  2. Lindekilde N, Gladstone BP, Lubeck M, Nielsen J, Clausen L, Vach W et al. The impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev 2015; 16: 639–651.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Cooperstown, NY, USA

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  2. Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    S Upala & A Sanguankeo

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Upala, S., Sanguankeo, A. Association between bariatric surgery and quality of life. Eur J Clin Nutr 69, 1374 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2015.165

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