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- Consistent follow-ups after bariatric surgery are crucial for successful weight loss, and this study focused on how well patients in Illinois adhered to these follow-up appointments.
- The research involved 78 patients who had bariatric surgery between 2019 and 2021, analyzing their weight and BMI changes over a year along with compliance to follow-up visits.
- The results showed a weak positive link between follow-up appointment attendance and weight loss percentage, suggesting that while follow-ups are important, their direct impact on weight loss outcomes may need further exploration.
Article Abstract
Background: Consistent follow up after a bariatric surgery is considered vital to adequate and sustained weight reduction. This study examined the strength to which compliance with postsurgical appointments predicted an increase in total body weight loss percent (TBWL%) and change in body mass index (BMI) in a cohort of Illinois based surgical center patients.
Methods: Participants (n = 78) were patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery between 2019 and 2021. Patient preoperative weight and BMI, and postoperative weight and BMI at 3-month intervals for one year, and the number of visits were collected from chart review to calculate TBWL%, and change in BMI. Relationship between these factors and postoperative visit compliance were evaluated using linear regression to assess if it was a significant predictor of success.
Results: Follow up visit compliance had a weak positive association with increased TBWL% (Model R = 0.134, B = 0.011, p = 0.004) and a minimally stronger association with increased change in BMI (Model R = 0.229, B = 0.015, p = 0.0001).
Conclusions: Adherence with follow up visits was weakly related to improved weight reduction outcomes after bariatric surgery. Future investigations should consider how follow up visits can better influence a patient's success in sustaining achieved weight reduction.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10728705 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100093 | DOI Listing |
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