dc.contributor.author |
McLeod, B |
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dc.contributor.author |
Beban, G |
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dc.contributor.author |
Sanderson, J |
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dc.contributor.author |
McKillop, Ann |
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dc.contributor.author |
Jull, Andrew |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-08-26T02:22:24Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
New Zealand Medical Journal, 2012, 125 (1363), pp. 46 - 52 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/22804 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Aim To explore the impact of bariatric surgery on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Method An audit of patients referred for bariatric procedures. Patients completed Short Form-36 questionnaires at their first pre-operative clinic and at their 6-month follow up appointment after surgery. SF-36 scores were compared with standard parametric tests. Results 40 patients completed baseline SF-36 questionnaires and underwent bariatric surgery, 28 were surveyed again 6 months post-procedure during the audit period between December 2008 and December 2010. Twenty-three patients underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and five underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The patients were predominantly New Zealand European, female, with a body mass index greater than 40 kg/m2. Significant improvements in health-related quality of life were observed. The physical and mental component summary scores were initially well below the population norms, but increased to the norm 6 months after surgery. Conclusion The HRQoL of morbidly obese patients significantly improves after bariatric surgery. Services including the SF-36 in their measurement armamentarium can demonstrate the Service’s impact on patient- perceived outcomes in addition to clinically-focused outcomes. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Bariatric surgery makes dramatic difference to health-related quality of life |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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pubs.issue |
1363 |
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pubs.begin-page |
46 |
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pubs.volume |
125 |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
23159901 |
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pubs.author-url |
http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2012/vol-125-no-1363/article-mcleod |
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pubs.end-page |
52 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
362962 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Nursing |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1175-8716 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2014-08-26 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
23159901 |
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