Effects of Supervised Physical Exercise as Prehabilitation on Body Composition, Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Prehabilitation is a strategy used aiming to reduce the risk factors and complications of surgery procedures, but there is no consensus on the effectiveness of supervised physical exercise and its optimal prescription during this phase.

Objectives: To determine the effects of exercise prehabilitation on body composition, functional capacity and quality of life in candidates for bariatric surgery.

Search Methods: A search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, SciELO, Scopus, MEDLINE and CINAHL.

Multiprofessional intervention and telenursing in the treatment of obese people in the COVID-19 pandemic: a pragmatic clinical trial.

Objectives: to analyze the effects of a multiprofessional remote intervention and telenursing in the treatment of obesity.

Methods: pragmatic clinical trial of intervention, conducted with obese adults. The multiprofessional remote intervention with a nurse occurred for 16 weeks through a messaging application.

Perceptions of adults with obesity about multiprofessional remote monitoring at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To understand the perception of adults with obesity about remote monitoring at the beginning of the pandemic of COVID-19.

Methods: A descriptive-exploratory, qualitative study with participants in remote monitoring of a multi-professional treatment program in southern Brazil. Data was collected through digital platforms with interviews in written or audio-recorded records.