The average impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life corresponded to an effect size of 0.88 ( 95 % CI : 0.80 - 0.96 ) , indicating that bariatric surgery has a significant positive influence on quality of life in general .
The impact varied considerably across studies with bariatric surgery showing a significantly greater positive influence on physical quality of life compared to mental quality of life .
Bariatric surgery is effective in improving quality of life , especially when looking at physical well-being .
Greater focus on the psychological well-being of the person undergoing surgery for obesity may lead to a better post-surgery prognosis for more people
This study aims to review the obesity literature in order to assess the impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life and the between- study variation by examining the st and ardized mean magnitude of effect in change in the levels of quality of life .
Laparoscopic Gastric Banding in Over 60s
Background The aggressive pursuit of weight loss in the elderly remains a controversial objective . In this series of 113 patients over 60 years of age who underwent laparoscopic gastric b and ing surgery  , we report on complications , co-morbidity change , quality -of-life improvement and changes in medication use over a median follow-up period of 25.5 months . Methods A prospect ively kept data base was review ed from January 1999 to September 2008 identifying patients over 60 who underwent gastric b and ing surgery .  Baseline and follow-up SF-36 ® survey scores were compared longitudinally . Co-morbidity change and medication use were assessed by question naire and electronic record review . Results Major complications were experienced by 7.1 % over the follow-up period with a re-operation rate of 15.0 % . Excess BMI loss was 44.1 % after 5 years and combined mean SF-36 ® quality -of-life scores ( out of 100 ) improved 22.1 points , achieving parity with age-matched norms for the general population . Diabetes improved in 74.2 % with hypertension , hyperlipidaemia and depression improving in 57.1 , 51.1 and 35.9 % of cases . A significant drop in medication use was not seen , and cancer was responsible for three deaths over the follow-up period . No surgical mortality was incurred . Conclusion Laparoscopic gastric b and ing can markedly improve quality of life for morbidly obese over 60s . Health gains are significant , but medication use is not substantially altered . Gastric b and ing is an ideal weight loss operation for this age group due to its safety and efficacy , and the primary goal should be quality -of-life improvement
The average impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life corresponded to an effect size of 0.88 ( 95 % CI : 0.80 - 0.96 ) , indicating that bariatric surgery has a significant positive influence on quality of life in general .
The impact varied considerably across studies with bariatric surgery showing a significantly greater positive influence on physical quality of life compared to mental quality of life .
Bariatric surgery is effective in improving quality of life , especially when looking at physical well-being .
Greater focus on the psychological well-being of the person undergoing surgery for obesity may lead to a better post-surgery prognosis for more people
This study aims to review the obesity literature in order to assess the impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life and the between- study variation by examining the st and ardized mean magnitude of effect in change in the levels of quality of life .