Impact of COVID-19 on Obesity Management Services in the United Kingdom (The COMS-UK study)

Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has had a severe impact on all aspects of global healthcare delivery. This study aimed to investigate the nationwide impact of the pandemic on obesity management services in the UK in a questionnaire-based survey conducted of professionals involved in the delivery...

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Autores principales: Moussa, Osama, Zakeri, Roxanna, Arhi, Chanpreet, O’Kane, Mary, Snowdon-Carr, Vanessa, Menon, Vinod, Mahawar, Kamal, Purkayastha, Sanjay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2020
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7552587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33048286
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05005-1
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Sumario:Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has had a severe impact on all aspects of global healthcare delivery. This study aimed to investigate the nationwide impact of the pandemic on obesity management services in the UK in a questionnaire-based survey conducted of professionals involved in the delivery. A total of 168 clinicians took the survey; the majority of which maintained their usual clinical roles and were not redeployed except physicians and nurse specialists. Nearly all (97.8%) elective bariatric surgery was cancelled, 67.3% of units cancelled all multidisciplinary meeting activity, and the majority reduced clinics (69.6%). Most respondents anticipated that the services would recommence within 1–3 months. This study found that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the services involved in the management of patients suffering from severe, complex obesity in the UK

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