title: Health-related quality of life after the surgical treatment of obesity.
abstract: The aim of the study is to answer the question: what is the range and character of changes within health-related quality of life (HRQL) in obese patients who have undergone surgical treatment (VBG - vertical banded gastroplasty or RYGBP - Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) in the period of three and six months after operation? Three groups of patients participated in the study: G I (n=33; BMI 49.90 +/- 6.74 kg/m(2)) - tested prior to the operation, G II (n=17; BMI 34.26 +/- 5.28 kg/m(2)) - tested six months after the operation, and G III (n=11) - examined prior to the operation (BMI 45.72 +/- 5.27 kg/m(2)) as well as three months after the operation (BMI 36.10 +/- 4.60 kg/m(2)). The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) questionnaire was used as an indicator of HRQL. Surgical treatment of obesity resulted in significant positive changes in relation to the basic dimensions of NHP: energy, pain, physical mobility and in the influence of the current health state on selected spheres of life: paid employment, jobs around the house, social life, sex life, interests and hobbies, holidays. Significant changes in HRQL resulting from bariatric surgery occur in a relatively short period of time and are related not only to physical but also to social functioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland. agadziurkoz@wp.pl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dziurowicz-Kozłowska
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lisik
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wierzbicki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosieradzki
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000379:methods; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D015431:Weight Loss