Patient Perspective in Obesity Surgery: Goals for Weight Loss and Improvement of Body Shape in a Prospective Cohort Study

Objective: Obesity surgery provides sustainable weight loss, improvement of comorbidities, and improved quality of life (QOL). There is few evidence on the patient perspective and goals. This study compared expected and achieved weight loss, body shape, and QOL. Methods: Patients completed the Moore...

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Main Authors: Felix Nickel, Lukas Schmidt, Johannes Sander, Christian Tapking, Thomas Bruckner, Beat-Peter Müller-Stich, Lars Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-12-01
Series:Obesity Facts
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/493372