To be or not to be active – a matter of attitudes and social support? Women’s perceptions of physical activity five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery
Purpose: Despite positive health advantages of post-surgery physical activity (PA) for bariatric surgery patients, the majority is not sufficiently physically active. The aim was to explore women’s perceptions and experiences concerning PA five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surgery. Me...
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| author | Sofie Possmark Daniel Berglind Fanny Sellberg Ata Ghaderi Margareta Persson |
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| description | Purpose: Despite positive health advantages of post-surgery physical activity (PA) for bariatric surgery patients, the majority is not sufficiently physically active. The aim was to explore women’s perceptions and experiences concerning PA five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surgery. Methods: Eleven women were interviewed five years post-surgery. Grounded Theory approach was applied. Results: The core-category “Attitudes and surrounding environment influence activity levels” includes three attitudes towards PA: “Positive attitudes”, “Shifting attitudes” and “Negative attitudes”. Participants with a positive attitude were regularly physically active, felt supported and proud of their achievements. Contrary, participants with a negative attitude didn’t prioritize PA, didn’t feel supported and saw no need or benefit of PA. Some participants revealed an on-off behaviour, hovering between the attitudes of vigorous PA and sedentary lifestyle, without sustainable balance. The majority mostly viewed PA as a mean to lose weight. Conclusion: The level of perceived post-surgery PA was related to the participants’ attitudes towards PA and whether or not they had a supportive environment. These findings might explain why bariatric surgery patients often fail to be sufficiently active post-surgery, and highlight the need for prolonged support and motivational interventions to promote sustainable PA post-bariatric surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5a8a3fb3f8640bb8d94c3930c3bc69a2024-02-01T14:39:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312019-01-0114110.1080/17482631.2019.16127041612704To be or not to be active – a matter of attitudes and social support? Women’s perceptions of physical activity five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgerySofie Possmark0Daniel Berglind1Fanny Sellberg2Ata Ghaderi3Margareta Persson4Karolinska Institutet, K9, Social MedicinKarolinska Institutet, K9, Social MedicinKarolinska Institutet, K9, Social MedicinKarolinska InstitutetUmeå UniversityPurpose: Despite positive health advantages of post-surgery physical activity (PA) for bariatric surgery patients, the majority is not sufficiently physically active. The aim was to explore women’s perceptions and experiences concerning PA five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surgery. Methods: Eleven women were interviewed five years post-surgery. Grounded Theory approach was applied. Results: The core-category “Attitudes and surrounding environment influence activity levels” includes three attitudes towards PA: “Positive attitudes”, “Shifting attitudes” and “Negative attitudes”. Participants with a positive attitude were regularly physically active, felt supported and proud of their achievements. Contrary, participants with a negative attitude didn’t prioritize PA, didn’t feel supported and saw no need or benefit of PA. Some participants revealed an on-off behaviour, hovering between the attitudes of vigorous PA and sedentary lifestyle, without sustainable balance. The majority mostly viewed PA as a mean to lose weight. Conclusion: The level of perceived post-surgery PA was related to the participants’ attitudes towards PA and whether or not they had a supportive environment. These findings might explain why bariatric surgery patients often fail to be sufficiently active post-surgery, and highlight the need for prolonged support and motivational interventions to promote sustainable PA post-bariatric surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2019.1612704roux-en-y gastric bypassbariatric surgeryphysical activityattitudessocial supportinterviewsqualitativegrounded theory |
| spellingShingle | Sofie Possmark Daniel Berglind Fanny Sellberg Ata Ghaderi Margareta Persson To be or not to be active – a matter of attitudes and social support? Women’s perceptions of physical activity five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being roux-en-y gastric bypass bariatric surgery physical activity attitudes social support interviews qualitative grounded theory |
| title | To be or not to be active – a matter of attitudes and social support? Women’s perceptions of physical activity five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery |
| title_full | To be or not to be active – a matter of attitudes and social support? Women’s perceptions of physical activity five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery |
| title_fullStr | To be or not to be active – a matter of attitudes and social support? Women’s perceptions of physical activity five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | To be or not to be active – a matter of attitudes and social support? Women’s perceptions of physical activity five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery |
| title_short | To be or not to be active – a matter of attitudes and social support? Women’s perceptions of physical activity five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery |
| title_sort | to be or not to be active a matter of attitudes and social support women s perceptions of physical activity five years after roux en y gastric bypass surgery |
| topic | roux-en-y gastric bypass bariatric surgery physical activity attitudes social support interviews qualitative grounded theory |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2019.1612704 |
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