patient experiences of life after bariatric surgery

What is it about?

This paper focuses on the patient experiences of adjusting to life after undergoing bariatric (weight-loss) surgery. The findings highlight that many patients experience changes to their social lives as a result of surgery; these are usually underpinned by new eating habits and a changing physical appearance. These adjustments are embedded in a perception of the attitudes towards the social risks after surgery. Three risk attitude profiles were constructed from the data.

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Why is it important?

Participants report that the social aspects of bariatric surgery are not widely understood by others, and this paper seeks to highlight these aspects to provide a greater understanding of these aspects.