The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on bariatric patients' self-management post-surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had far reaching consequences on the health and well-being of the general public. Evidence from previous pandemics suggest that bariatric patients may experience increased emotional distress and difficulty adhering to healthy lifestyle changes post-surgery.

Objective

We aimed to examine the impact of the novel COVID-19 public health crisis on bariatric patients' self-management post-surgery.

Method

In a nested-qualitative study, semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 23 post-operative bariatric patients who had undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) at a Canadian Bariatric Surgery Program between 2014 and 2020. A constant comparative approach was used to systematically analyze the dat

SUBMITTER: Youssef A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7892317 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature