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 .
Does Surgically Induced Weight Loss Improve Daytime Sleepiness?
Morbid obesity is associated with excessive daytime sleepiness and reduced health-related quality of life . We prospect ively evaluated the pre- and postoperative responses of bariatric surgery recipients with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale ( ESS ) and the Short Form-12 . Participants ( n = 223 ; 79 % women ) with a mean body mass index ( BMI ) and ESS of 44.8 ± 7.9 kg/m2 and 7.9 ± 4.5 , respectively , received a vertical gastrectomy ( 76 % ) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ( 12 % ) . Preoperatively , 30 % of patients complained of excessive daytime sleepiness ( ESS > 10 ) . Patients with preoperative excessive daytime sleepiness were more obese ( p = 0.002 ) , had higher fasting glucose levels ( p = 0.02 ) , more likely to have a diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing ( p < 0.001 ) , report snoring ( p < 0.001 ) , and had lower health-related quality of life measures particularly physical function ( p < 0.001 ) , depression ( p = 0.006 ) , and sexual satisfaction ( p = 0.04 ) than non-sleepy patients . At 12-months postoperatively , most patients experienced a significant reduction in BMI ( 28.6 ± 5.5 kg/m2 , p < 0.001 ) and excessive daytime sleepiness ( mean ESS 5.3 ± 3.3 , p < 0.001 ) . Patients with a clinical ly relevant improvement in the ESS at 12-months post-operatively had greater improvements in physical function ( p = 0.009 ) and snoring ( p = 0.010 ) and were more likely still using positive airway pressure therapy ( p = 0.032 ) than patients without a clinical ly relevant improvement . Statistically and clinical ly significant improvements in all health-related quality of life measures were noted at 24 months . Bariatric surgery is associated with dramatic weight loss and improvements in physical functioning and daytime sleepiness
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 .