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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Weight loss surgery"”.
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An Ethical Justification of Weight Loss Surgery
… provides an ethical justification of surgical weight loss interventions for the treatment of obesity. Situating obesity as not merely a public health concern but also fundamentally a problem of clinical medicine confronting individual patients and physicians, the dissertation argues that the …
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Patient Descriptions About Weight Loss Surgery Education Practices
Weight loss surgery (WLS) is a surgical option that can help obese patients achieve a healthy bodyweight when combined with behavioral lifestyle changes. Patients who struggle with adhering to postoperative regimens are more likely to experience weight recidivism approximately one year after WLS. …
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The nature of food cravings following weight-loss surgery
… food cravings in individuals who have undergone weight-loss surgery has been relatively unstudied. This study aimed to provide a detailed analysis of the experience of food craving comparing groups of participants according to a) time post-surgery and b) type of surgical procedure. Two time …
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Weight Loss Surgery Decision Process: A Grounded Theory Study
… or severely obese individuals who engage in weight loss surgery and the role of nurses in this process using a grounded theory research design. Morbid or severe obesity is a chronic illness that is increasing in prevalence throughout the United States. The Center for Disease Control (2007) …
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Obesity and the Technological Fix: Weight Loss Surgery in American Women
… health and disease, the designs and marketing of weight loss surgery technologies, and the ways in which obesity reducing-operations are accepted and desired. Gender ideologies, American values of commodity capitalism, treatment that focuses on the individual, and a moral aversion to fat have all …
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A complex relationship with food
… men’s relationship with food prior to having weight loss surgery, as there is a paucity of studies solely representing men’s idiosyncratic views and opinions. This research adopts a qualitative design and uses interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to analyse the data as it has been …
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Improving Perioperative Pain in Bariatric Surgery Patients with use of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks
… continuum of care among a sample of bariatric surgery patients.</p> <p><strong>Background: </strong>Pain remains an issue for patients after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Opioids have been the standard of care for decades but are not without risks and side effects. Innovative methods of pain …
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Post-Bariatric surgery patients fail to exercise consistently: exploring the potential role of self-compassion
<p>Many bariatric weight loss surgery patients do not exercise after surgery. One potential reason this population may not exercise is due to body image shame and low self-compassion, which can contribute to lower appreciation for one’s body. Adult participants from an international bariatric …
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The Relationship of Physical Activity, Eating Behaviors, and Hunger Control to Weight Loss and Quality of Life in Gastric Banding Patients
Gastric banding as a weight loss surgery has increased in popularity in the United States since its approval by the Food and Drug Administration in 2001. Successful weight loss after weight loss surgery is most frequently defined as greater than 50 percent of excess weight loss (EWL). Systematic …
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Evaluation of massive weight loss body contouring
… There is proven therapeutic benefit in bariatric surgery for obese patients. Consequently the National Institute of Clinical Excellence UK has provided referral guidelines for bariatric surgery. Successful bariatric surgery will result in massive weight loss and ptotic skin, which can cause …
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Endocrine responses to alcohol ingestion in women with and without metabolic surgery
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-20 without embargo terms
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Effects and resource implications of one anastomosis gastric bypass procedure in comparison to sleeve gastrectomy and roux n y gastric bypass in obese patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
… centres. It is a restrictive and malabsorptive weight loss surgery thought to be simpler, having a small learning curve and shorter intraoperative time. However, its effects and safety compared to other methods remains uncertain. Objectives We aim to evaluate the available evidence from …