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 .
Female Pelvic Floor Symptoms Before and After Bariatric Surgery
Background Obesity is a risk factor for female pelvic floor disorders . The study objective was to determine whether there was a difference in the subjective reporting of pelvic symptoms before and after bariatric surgery . Methods This was a prospect i ve cohort study of female patients that underwent bariatric surgery .  Patients completed a demographic question naire , the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 ( PFDI-20 ) , and the Pelvic Floor Impact Question naire-7 ( PFIQ-7 ) before surgery and at 6 and 12 months following surgery . Body mass index ( BMI ) was compared between time points using Student ’s t tests ( P < 0.05 significant ) . Symptom and impact on quality of life prevalence were compared using McNemar ’s test and question naire scores were compared using the Wilcoxon matched pairs test ( P < 0.025 significant ) . Results At 12 months after surgery , 63 patients had completed the study . Even with significant weight loss ( BMI , 43.7 kg/m2 to BMI , 29 kg/m2 ; P < 0.001 ) , there was no significant difference in the prevalence of pelvic floor symptoms before and after surgery ( 94 % to 81 % , P = 0.2 ) . Prevalence of pelvic floor symptom impact on quality of life did significantly decrease after surgery ( 56 % to 30 % ; P = 0.004 ) . Baseline PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 scores were low ; however , there was still a significant reduction in PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 scores after surgery ( P < 0.001 ) . Conclusions Prevalence of pelvic floor symptoms did not vary greatly after surgery ; however , significant weight reduction did improve the degree of bother and quality of life related to these symptoms
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 .