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 .
LAP-BAND for lower BMI: 2-year results from the multicenter pivotal study.
OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to examine the safety and effectiveness of the LAP-B AND System for patients with 30 - 39.9 BMI and associated comorbidities . DESIGN AND METHODS In this prospect i ve , multicenter , interventional cohort study , subjects with a BMI between 30 and 39.9 who had failed prior weight loss attempts were recruited from 7 surgical centers . The primary effectiveness endpoint required that > 40 % of subjects achieve ≥30 % excess weight loss ( EWL ) at 1 year . Secondary endpoints included assessment of comorbidities and quality -of-life . RESULTS Of 149 subjects , 90.6 % were female , with mean BMI of 35.3 kg/m2 . At 1 year , 84.6 % of subjects achieved ≥30 % EWL ( P < 0.0001 ) , with 65.0 % mean EWL ; 66.4 % of subjects were no longer obese ( BMI < 30 ) . Baseline comorbidities improved at 1 year for 64.4 % with dyslipidemia , 59.6 % with hypertension , and 85.7 % with diabetes . Quality -of-life ( IWQOL-Lite ) also improved ( P < 0.0001 ) . The Year 1 results were maintained or improved at 2 years . Regression analysis indicates that each additional 10 % weight loss at Year 2 was associated with an increase in IWQOL-Lite by 7.1 points and a decrease in triglycerides by 13.7 mg/dL , fasting glucose by 3.5 mg/dL , and systolic blood pressure by 3.3 mmHg . Most adverse events were mild to moderate and resolved without sequelae within 1 month . Five subjects ( 3.4 % ) had explantations . CONCLUSION LAGB is safe and effective for people with 30 - 39.9 BMI , with weight loss and comorbidity improvement through at least 2 years
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 .