THE PHILLY VOICE — In today’s issue of the Annals of Surgery, epidemiologists from the University of Pittsburgh published two separate analyses that could help guide clinicians and policymakers in counseling bariatric surgery patients to improve their quality of life for many years to come.
Wendy King, associate professor of epidemiology at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health, found that higher physical activity levels after bariatric surgery lessen depressive symptoms and improve mental and physical quality of life, irrespective of weight loss. A second study led by Gretchen White identified several patient characteristics pre- and post-surgery—such as insufficient social support and unrealistic weight-loss expectations—that can predict not being satisfied long-term with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
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11/24/2020