Healthy Weight/Obesity - Bariatric Surgery

Practice Questions

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• Intervention

  Q: Do adults with mild to moderate obesity who undergo bariatric surgery have a greater total/sustained weight loss than individuals following non-surgical interventions for weight reduction?

  Last Updated: 2014-07-31

• Q: Does pre-operative weight loss result in greater postoperative weight loss and improved operating procedure outcomes (e.g. operative time, complication rate, length of stay) in adults undergoing bariatric surgery?

  Last Updated: 2014-07-31

• Q: Does bariatric surgery impact pregnancy outcomes in women of childbearing age?

  Last Updated: 2014-07-31

• Q: In the morbidly obese adult population, does bariatric surgery compared to non-surgical interventions for weight reduction, result in a higher prevalence of eating disorders?

  Last Updated: 2014-07-31

• Q: Does exercise following bariatric surgery result in greater weight loss than bariatric surgery alone?

  Last Updated: 2014-07-31

• Q: Do morbidly obese adults who undergo bariatric surgery have a greater total/sustained weight loss than individuals following non-surgical interventions for weight reduction?

  Last Updated: 2014-07-31

• Q: Do adults who participate in post-bariatric surgery behavioural management programs achieve greater weight loss?

  Last Updated: 2014-07-31

• Q: Is social support associated with greater weight loss maintenance after bariatric surgery?

  Last Updated: 2014-07-31