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 .
3-Year Real-World Outcomes with the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band™ in France
The study objective was to ascertain outcomes with the  Swedish adjustable gastric b and ( SAGB ) on an intention-to-treat basis in multiple centers across the French social health insurance system .  SAGB results at 3-year follow-up are reported . The noncomparative , observational , prospect i ve , consecutive cohort study design sought a 500-patient minimum recruitment geographically representative of continental France .  Safety ( adverse events [ AEs ] , device-related morbidity , and mortality ) and effectiveness ( change in body mass index [ BMI , kilograms per square meter ] , percentage excess weight loss , comorbidities , quality of life [ QoL ] ) were assessed . Adjustable gastric b and survival was calculated . Thirty-one surgeons in 28 multidisciplinary teams/sites enrolled patients between September 2 , 2007 and April 30 , 2008 . SAGB was successfully implanted in 517 patients : 88.0 % female ; mean age , 37.5 years ; obesity duration , 15.3 years ( baseline : mean BMI , 41.0 ; comorbidities , 773 in 74.3 % of patients ; Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System ( BAROS ) , 1.4 ; EuroQoL 5-Dimensions ( EQ-5D ) , 0.61 ; EuroQoL – visual analog scale ( EQ – VAS ) , 52.3 ) . At 3 years : BMI , 32.2 ( mean change , −9.0 ; p < 0.0001 ) ; excess weight loss , 47.4 % ; comorbidities , 161 in 27.2 % ; BAROS , 3.6 ( + 2.2 , p < 0.0001 ) ; EQ-5D , 0.84 ( + 0.22 , p < 0.0001 ) ; EQ – VAS , 73.4 ( + 21.4 , p < 0.0001 ) . SAGB-induced weight loss was associated with substantially improved QoL. One death occurred and was unrelated to the treatment . No AE was reported in 68.3 % of patients , and no confirmed device-related AE in 77.0 % . Overall AE rate was 0.19 per patient year . Device retention was 87.0 % . Analysis of patients lost to follow-up showed a nonsignificant effect on overall study results . In a prospect i ve , consecutive cohort , “ real-world ” , nationwide study , the Swedish Adjustable Gastric B and was found safe and effective at 3-year follow-up
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 .