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Social Support for People with Morbid Obesity in a Bariatric Surgery Programme: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Background—Morbid obesity (MO) is a chronic metabolic disease affecting physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Bariatric surgery is a reliable method for losing weight in the long term, improving the quality of life, body image and social life of people with MO. Current literature recognises...

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Autores principales: Torrente-Sánchez, María José, Ferrer-Márquez, Manuel, Estébanez-Ferrero, Beatriz, Jiménez-Lasserrotte, María del Mar, Ruiz-Muelle, Alicia, Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel, Dobarrio-Sanz, Iria, Granero-Molina, José
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8297395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34204427
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126530
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author Torrente-Sánchez, María José
Ferrer-Márquez, Manuel
Estébanez-Ferrero, Beatriz
Jiménez-Lasserrotte, María del Mar
Ruiz-Muelle, Alicia
Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel
Dobarrio-Sanz, Iria
Granero-Molina, José
author_facet Torrente-Sánchez, María José
Ferrer-Márquez, Manuel
Estébanez-Ferrero, Beatriz
Jiménez-Lasserrotte, María del Mar
Ruiz-Muelle, Alicia
Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel
Dobarrio-Sanz, Iria
Granero-Molina, José
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description Background—Morbid obesity (MO) is a chronic metabolic disease affecting physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Bariatric surgery is a reliable method for losing weight in the long term, improving the quality of life, body image and social life of people with MO. Current literature recognises the importance of social support in controlling weight and coping with MO. The objective of this study was to describe and understand experiences related to social support for patients with MO included in a bariatric surgery programme. Methods—A qualitative descriptive study, where data collection included thirty-one interviews with people diagnosed with MO involved in a bariatric surgery programme. Results—Three main themes emerged from the analysis: (1) accepting the problem in order to ask for help, (2) the need for close support and (3) professional support: opposing feelings. Conclusions—A partner, family and friends are the key pillars of social support for those with MO included in a bariatric surgery programme. Healthcare professionals gave formal support; the bariatric surgery team provided information, trust and assurance. Nurses provided healthcare 24 h a day, making them the main formal support for people in the bariatric surgery programme.
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spelling pubmed-82973952021-07-23 Social Support for People with Morbid Obesity in a Bariatric Surgery Programme: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Torrente-Sánchez, María José Ferrer-Márquez, Manuel Estébanez-Ferrero, Beatriz Jiménez-Lasserrotte, María del Mar Ruiz-Muelle, Alicia Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel Dobarrio-Sanz, Iria Granero-Molina, José Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background—Morbid obesity (MO) is a chronic metabolic disease affecting physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Bariatric surgery is a reliable method for losing weight in the long term, improving the quality of life, body image and social life of people with MO. Current literature recognises the importance of social support in controlling weight and coping with MO. The objective of this study was to describe and understand experiences related to social support for patients with MO included in a bariatric surgery programme. Methods—A qualitative descriptive study, where data collection included thirty-one interviews with people diagnosed with MO involved in a bariatric surgery programme. Results—Three main themes emerged from the analysis: (1) accepting the problem in order to ask for help, (2) the need for close support and (3) professional support: opposing feelings. Conclusions—A partner, family and friends are the key pillars of social support for those with MO included in a bariatric surgery programme. Healthcare professionals gave formal support; the bariatric surgery team provided information, trust and assurance. Nurses provided healthcare 24 h a day, making them the main formal support for people in the bariatric surgery programme. MDPI 2021-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8297395/ /pubmed/34204427 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126530 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Torrente-Sánchez, María José
Ferrer-Márquez, Manuel
Estébanez-Ferrero, Beatriz
Jiménez-Lasserrotte, María del Mar
Ruiz-Muelle, Alicia
Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel
Dobarrio-Sanz, Iria
Granero-Molina, José
Social Support for People with Morbid Obesity in a Bariatric Surgery Programme: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
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title_fullStr Social Support for People with Morbid Obesity in a Bariatric Surgery Programme: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
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title_short Social Support for People with Morbid Obesity in a Bariatric Surgery Programme: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
title_sort social support for people with morbid obesity in a bariatric surgery programme: a qualitative descriptive study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8297395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34204427
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126530
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