The impact of bariatric surgery on the quality of life of obese individuals in Saudi Arabia

Introduction. Obesity is increasing worldwide and in Lebanon with a negative impact on the quality of life. The primary objective of this study is to measure the quality of life in obese subjects before and after bariatric surgery, depending on age, sex, and degree of weight loss. A secondary objective is to determine the impact of bariatric surgery on comorbidities associated with obesity. Materials and methods. Patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 between August 2016 and April 2017 were included. Participants completed the Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life Questionnaire II (MA II) prior to operation and one year after. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS statistics version 20.0. Results. 75 patients participated in the study. The majority were women (75%), and the mean age was 36.3 years. The mean weight loss was 36.57 kg (16–76). Initially, the total MA II score was −0.33 ± 0.93. Postoperatively, it increased to 1.68 ± 0.62 (p≤0.001). All MA II parameters improved after surgery (p≤0.001), but this improvement was independent of age and sex. Improvement in self-esteem, physical activity, work performance, and sexual pleasure was influenced by the degree of weight loss (p≤0.001). All comorbidities associated with obesity regressed significantly after sleeve gastrectomy (p<0.05) with the exception of gastroesophageal reflux and varicose veins of the lower limbs. Conclusion. Sleeve gastrectomy improves quality of life and allows reduction of comorbidities.

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The impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Obesity Reviews ◽

10.1111/obr.12294 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (8) ◽

pp. 639-651 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

N. Lindekilde ◽

B. P. Gladstone ◽

M. Lübeck ◽

J. Nielsen ◽

L. Clausen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Bariatric Surgery ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

The Impact

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Interfaces between bariatric surgery and oral health: a longitudinal survey

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0102-86502011000800015 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (suppl 2) ◽

pp. 79-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Juliane Avansini Marsicano ◽

Patrícia Garcia de Moura Grec ◽

Lídia Barbieri Belarmino ◽

Reginaldo Ceneviva ◽

Sílvia Helena de Carvalho Sales Peres

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Bariatric Surgery ◽

Oral Health ◽

Tooth Wear ◽

Salivary Flow ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

Dental Wear ◽

Bariatric Patients ◽

The Impact

PURPOSE: To evaluate oral changes, such as dental caries, periodontal disease, dental wear and salivary flow in bariatric patients. Fifty four obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery were studied before (n=54), up after 3 months (n=24) and 6 months (n=16). METHODS: Indices for evaluating oral conditions were: DMFT, CPI, DWI and salivary flow. OIDP questionnaire was used to assess the impact of oral health on quality of life. ANOVA and Spearman correlation were used (p<0.05). RESULTS: DMFT was 17.6±5.7, 18.4±4.1 and 18.3±5.5 (P>0.05), presence of periodontal pockets in 50%, 58% and 50% of patients (p>0.05), tooth wear in dentin present in 81.5%, 87.5% and 87.5% before, 3 and 6 months after surgical treatment respectively. There were differences between the three periods for prevalence and severity of dental wear (p = 0.012). Salivary flow was 0.8±0.5 ml/min before surgery, 0.9±0.5 ml/min for 3 months and 1.1±0.5m/min for 6 months (p>0.05). The impact of oral health on quality of life decreased with time after bariatric surgery (p= 0.029). CONCLUSION: The lifestyle changes after bariatric surgery and these changes may increase the severity of pre-existing dental problems. However, these alterations in oral health did not influence the quality of life.

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Impact of malocclusion on the quality of life of Saudi children

The Angle Orthodontist ◽

10.2319/012713-83.1 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 83 (6) ◽

pp. 1043-1048 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Irfan Dawoodbhoy ◽

Elsa K. Delgado-Angulo ◽

Eduardo Bernabé

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

The Other ◽

Arabic Version ◽

Child Perception ◽

Clinical Measures ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the relationship between malocclusion severity and quality of life in children. Materials and Method: Two hundred and seventy-eight children aged 11 to 14 years were recruited voluntarily from the Dental and Maxillofacial Centre of the Almana General Hospital in Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia. The children were asked to fill out the Arabic version of the Child Perception Questionnaire for 11- to 14-year-old children (CPQ11–14) and were then clinically examined to determine the severity of their malocclusion using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI). Multivariate analysis of variance was used to compare the four domains and the total CPQ11–14 scores between the four DAI severity groups. Results: Significant differences were found between DAI severity groups for the four domains and the total CPQ11–14 scores. Although children with very severe (handicapping) malocclusion had significantly higher domain and total CPQ11–14 scores than all the other groups (differences of up to 6 and 22 units, respectively, compared to children with no/minor malocclusion), there were no differences between those with no/minor, definite, and severe malocclusion. Conclusion: These findings suggest that only very severe malocclusion had an impact on the quality of life of the participants. Orthodontists should focus not only on clinical measures of malocclusion but should also consider the impact of severe malocclusion on patients' quality of life.

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Dynamics of quality of life in patients with morbid obesity after biliopancreatic diversion and sleeve gastrectomy

Reports of Vinnytsia National Medical University ◽

10.31393/reports-vnmedical-2018-22(3)-32 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 548-552

Author(s):

O.V. Perekhrestenko

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Bariatric Surgery ◽

Morbid Obesity ◽

Sleeve Gastrectomy ◽

Surgical Treatment ◽

Biliopancreatic Diversion ◽

Comparison Group ◽

Main Group ◽

The Impact

The rapid progress of obesity surgery dictates the necessity to study the quality of life of patients after bariatric procedures. The aim of the study is to assess the dynamics of quality of life of patients with morbid obesity after biliopancreatic diversion in the modification of Hess-Marceau and the sleeve gastrectomy in order to improve the results of surgical treatment of the specified category of patients. The results of surgical treatment of 205 patients with morbid obesity who performed sleeve gastrectomy (main group — 105 patients) or biliopancreatic diversion by Hess-Marceau (comparison group — 100 patients) were analyzed. The study of the dynamics of quality of life of patients was performed in according the Moorehead-Ardelt II method. Statistical data processing was performed using the methods of variational and descriptive statistic using Statistica 6.0 statistical analysis package. Installed that biliopancreatic diversion by Hess-Marceau and sleeve gastrectomy allowed to significantly improve the quality of life of patients with an increase of the quality of life index with -1.5±0.7 in the comparison group and -1.6±0,6 in the main group up to 1.8±0.3 and 2.0±0.4 respectively (p<0.05 compared to pre-operative data) 60 months after surgery. A more pronounced positive dynamics of quality of life in patients of the main group in the time interval of 12–24 months after the operation was achieved due to the absence of severe late metabolic complications and undesirable side effects of biliopancreatic diversion and laparoscopic access for sleeve gastrectomy in 54.3% of patients. Thus, the quality of life of patients with morbid obesity before performing bariatric surgery is critically low and significantly improved after biliopancreatic diversion by Hess-Marceau as well as sleeve gastrectomy. The impact of bariatric surgery on the duration and quality of life of patients requires further multicenter randomized trials.

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Longitudinal assessment of the quality of life of patients after gastric bypass

10.21203/rs.2.22458/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

DEISE SILVA DE MOURA ◽

LUCIANA DAPIEVE PATIAS ◽

NATHALY MARIN HERNANDEZ ◽

RAQUEL PIPPI ANTONIAZZI ◽

GLAUCO DA COSTA ALVAREZ ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Bariatric Surgery ◽

Gastric Bypass ◽

Bypass Surgery ◽

Gastric Bypass Surgery ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Wide Range ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Bariatric surgery is currently considered an effective way to lose weight after failure in the clinical treatment over a 2-year period. Severe obesity is associated with a wide range of serious health complications and reduced health-related quality of life and throughout its context has a significant impact on the health, longevity and quality of life of individuals. The objective of this study was to monitor the impact of weight reduction, induced by bariatric gastric bypass surgery, on the quality of life of pre and post-operative patients at 1, 2 and 6 months. Methods Longitudinal observational study conducted from December 2016 to October 2017 in southern Brazil. The convenience sample consisted of 104 obese individuals eligible to undergo bariatric gastric bypass surgery. The quality of life evaluation was performed using the SF-36 self-administered questionnaire (The Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Health Survey). Results Obese patients presented significant weight loss after surgery and in the evaluation of quality of life the mean scores of the 8 domains of the SF-36 obtained a significant improvement (p <0.001) between time 0 and 6, as well as the components of mental health (vitality, social aspects, emotional aspects and mental health) and physical health component (functional capacity, physical aspects, pain and general state of health). Conclusions Patients who underwent gastric bypass bariatric surgery had significant improvements in quality of life during the 6 postoperative months.

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SP5.1.1 The harsh reality of a long waiting list for bariatric surgery, a prospective study regarding health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among morbid obese patients following bariatric surgery versus those on a waiting list, a two-year follow-up study

British Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1093/bjs/znab361.112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 108 (Supplement_7) ◽

Author(s):

Jose Rodicio ◽

María Moreno ◽

Tamara Vico ◽

Emilio Negrete ◽

Covadonga Valdés ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Bariatric Surgery ◽

Bodily Pain ◽

Waiting List ◽

Emotional Role ◽

A Prospective Study ◽

The Impact

Abstract Aims The aims of this study were to assess the changes in HRQoL during the 2 years follow-up between patients who underwent surgery and those on a long waiting list . Methods Between January to December 2017, 70 surgical patients and 69 patients on the waiting list were interviewed at baseline, 12-month and 24-month follow-up. Quality of life was measured by the SF-12v2 and the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQoL) questionnaires. Socio-demographics, clinical, and surgical-related variables were collected. Results 139 patients were analyzed, with similar baseline characteristics. Analyzing the entire sample: the higher the BMI, the worse the scores in the IWQoL. Performing more qualified work improves several aspects of the SF-12v2. In contrast, patients with depression tended to score worse on all dimensions of both questionnaires, women scored worse on the Self-Esteem domain and men improved on the Mental Health one. At 12 and 24-month follow-up, statistically significant differences were found among all aspects of the questionnaires between both groups (P<.001). Furthermore, scores were lower in all domains in the evolution of wait-listed patients, with statistically differences among Bodily Pain, Emotional Role, Mental Health, and Mental Component Summary domains (P<.05) at 12 months, but differences were not found at 24 months. Conclusions The quality of life of patients undergoing bariatric surgery is normalized one year after surgery, while patients on the waiting list get worse. Knowing the benefits of bariatric surgery, working on programs with long waiting lists should move us to fight against an unfair and unacceptable situation.

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