Abstract

NETO, Prodamy Pacheco; OLIVEIRA, Antônio Anderson Ramos de  and  SILVA, Carlos Antônio Bruno da. Evaluation of quality of life associated with obesity in individuals undergoing bariatric surgery. Motri. [online]. 2018, vol.14, n.1, pp.123-132. ISSN 1646-107X.

The aim of the present study was o assess the quality of life of patients undergoing bariatric surgery. A cross-sectional quantitative analysis was applied on a public hospital at Fortaleza/CE, with 112 participants that underwent bariatric surgery. Two questionnaires were applied: BAROS and a series of socioeconomical questions. 83% of the sample were females, 53,3% did not completed high-school, with a minimum wage up- to 3 base salaries and a mean age of 43,84 years. Mean BMI pre-surgery was 51,02Kg/m² and it was 33,4 Kg/m² post-surgery. Among the sample, 46,4% underwent surgery for more than 5 years and 69,4& reported a better quality of life post-surgery. BMI and financial income seemed to influence the quality of life of patients, showing significant differences. It was concluded that bariatric surgery might promote a positive impact on the quality of life of patients.

Keywords : obesity; quality of life; bariatric surgery.

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