M Victorzon1, P Tolonen, H Sintonen. 1. Department of Surgery, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland. mikael.victorzon@vshp.fi
Abstract
BACKGROUND: important outcome measurements in bariatric surgery include the improvement or resolvement of medical comorbid conditions caused by obesity, and the possible changes in quality of life. The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Finnish obese subjects awaiting bariatric surgery has not previously been compared to age- and gender-standardized general population. METHODS: the HRQoL in 75 obese subjects waiting for bariatric surgery was assessed by the generic 15D instrument. The resulting 15D profile and single index score were compared to those of a sample of age- and gender-standardized general population (n = 4955). RESULTS: The patients were significantly worse off than the age- and gender-standardized general population on 11 of the 15 dimensions. The mean total 15D score among patients scheduled for bariatric surgery was 0.844 compared to 0.934 in the control group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: the Finnish patients awaiting bariatric surgery suffer from a very poor HRQoL compared with age- and gender-standardized general population.
BACKGROUND: important outcome measurements in bariatric surgery include the improvement or resolvement of medical comorbid conditions caused by obesity, and the possible changes in quality of life. The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Finnish obese subjects awaiting bariatric surgery has not previously been compared to age- and gender-standardized general population. METHODS: the HRQoL in 75 obese subjects waiting for bariatric surgery was assessed by the generic 15D instrument. The resulting 15D profile and single index score were compared to those of a sample of age- and gender-standardized general population (n = 4955). RESULTS: The patients were significantly worse off than the age- and gender-standardized general population on 11 of the 15 dimensions. The mean total 15D score among patients scheduled for bariatric surgery was 0.844 compared to 0.934 in the control group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: the Finnish patients awaiting bariatric surgery suffer from a very poor HRQoL compared with age- and gender-standardized general population.
Authors: Raj S Padwal; Arya M Sharma; Miriam Fradette; Susan Jelinski; Scott Klarenbach; Alun Edwards; Sumit R Majumdar Journal: BMC Health Serv Res Date: 2013-08-17 Impact factor: 2.655
Authors: Raj S Padwal; Scott Klarenbach; Arya M Sharma; Miriam Fradette; Susan E Jelinski; Alun Edwards; Sumit R Majumdar Journal: BMC Med Date: 2017-03-02 Impact factor: 8.775