Journal article
Minimal important difference in weight loss following bariatric surgery: Enhancing BODY‐Q interpretability
Abstract
BODY-Q is a patient-reported outcome measure for comprehensive assessment of outcomes specific to patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The clinical utility of BODY-Q is hampered by the lack of guidance on score interpretation. This study aimed to determine minimal important difference (MID) for assessment of BODY-Q. Prospective BODY-Q data from Denmark and the Netherlands pre- and post-bariatric surgery were collected. Two distribution-based …
Authors
Dalaei F; Dijkhorst PJ; Möller S; de Vries CEE; Poulsen L; Voineskos SH; Kaur MN; Thomsen JB; van Veen RN; Juhl CB
Journal
Clinical Obesity, Vol. 14, No. 5,
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
10 2024
DOI
10.1111/cob.12675
ISSN
1758-8103