Bariatric surgery: impact on sexuality of the obese person.

Objective: To assess the impact of surgical treatment in the sexuality of the obese.

Methods: We conducted a qualitative / quantitative research with 30 patients who had undergone Fobi-Capella Roux-Y gastric bypass for at least one year. We collected data through individual interviews using a questionnaire with 10 mixed questions and one open, between May and June 2011.

[Bariatric surgery: its effects for obese in the workplace].

This descriptive exploratory research aims to analyze the effects of bariatric surgery in the lifestyle of people with class III obesity in the workplace, through individual interviews with patients undergoing gastric bypass in gamma-Rouz. Data collection was conducted in June and July, 2011, by means of individual interviews, yielding three Collective Subject Discourse: "More willingness to work" "Life without comorbidities" and "Other effects of bariatric surgery." 30 patients with mean age 44 +/- 12 years old, 24 (80%) female, 19 (63%) performed paid professional activities, 10 (34%) did not work and one (3.