Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Patients from the Bariatric Surgery Waiting List
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Social isolation and lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic have influenced dietary habits and physical activity of all the population, but the obese population is the most vulnerable to weight gain. <i>Material and Methods:</i> A group of 189...
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| author | Maciej Walędziak Anna Różańska-Walędziak Paweł Bartnik Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik Michał Janik Piotr Kowalewski Andrzej Kwiatkowski |
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| description | <i>Background and Objectives</i>: Social isolation and lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic have influenced dietary habits and physical activity of all the population, but the obese population is the most vulnerable to weight gain. <i>Material and Methods:</i> A group of 189 patients (166 female and 23 male) from the bariatric surgery waiting list filled in a survey about the influence of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on their dietary habits, physical activity, and the possibility of contact with their bariatric care center. <i>Results:</i> The majority of patients with weight gain declared a decrease in physical activity, compared to half of the patients without weight gain (50.5% vs. 74.5%, <i>p</i> < 0.05). The continuation of bariatric care and the possibility of contact with a bariatric surgeon, dietician, and psychologist had each significant influence on reducing the risk of patients’ weight gain (<i>p</i> < 0.05). <i>Conclusions:</i> Maintaining physical activity and contact with bariatric care specialists are important factors in allowing to avoid weight gain in patients waiting for bariatric surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c36445e7956c4fc9a144d09671dc7dc42023-11-21T20:00:11ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442021-05-0157550510.3390/medicina57050505Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Patients from the Bariatric Surgery Waiting ListMaciej Walędziak0Anna Różańska-Walędziak1Paweł Bartnik2Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik3Michał Janik4Piotr Kowalewski5Andrzej Kwiatkowski6Department of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Thoracic Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, 00-315 Warsaw, Poland2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, 00-315 Warsaw, Poland2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, 00-315 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Thoracic Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Thoracic Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Thoracic Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Social isolation and lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic have influenced dietary habits and physical activity of all the population, but the obese population is the most vulnerable to weight gain. <i>Material and Methods:</i> A group of 189 patients (166 female and 23 male) from the bariatric surgery waiting list filled in a survey about the influence of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on their dietary habits, physical activity, and the possibility of contact with their bariatric care center. <i>Results:</i> The majority of patients with weight gain declared a decrease in physical activity, compared to half of the patients without weight gain (50.5% vs. 74.5%, <i>p</i> < 0.05). The continuation of bariatric care and the possibility of contact with a bariatric surgeon, dietician, and psychologist had each significant influence on reducing the risk of patients’ weight gain (<i>p</i> < 0.05). <i>Conclusions:</i> Maintaining physical activity and contact with bariatric care specialists are important factors in allowing to avoid weight gain in patients waiting for bariatric surgery.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/5/505bariatric surgeryobesityCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Maciej Walędziak Anna Różańska-Walędziak Paweł Bartnik Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik Michał Janik Piotr Kowalewski Andrzej Kwiatkowski Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Patients from the Bariatric Surgery Waiting List Medicina bariatric surgery obesity COVID-19 |
| title | Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Patients from the Bariatric Surgery Waiting List |
| title_full | Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Patients from the Bariatric Surgery Waiting List |
| title_fullStr | Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Patients from the Bariatric Surgery Waiting List |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Patients from the Bariatric Surgery Waiting List |
| title_short | Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Patients from the Bariatric Surgery Waiting List |
| title_sort | influence of covid 19 pandemic lockdown on patients from the bariatric surgery waiting list |
| topic | bariatric surgery obesity COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/5/505 |
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