Journal article
The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Mobility, Health-Related Quality of Life, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Employment Status
Abstract
BackgroundA sub-study of the Ontario Bariatric Registry was conducted to evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on mobility, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), healthcare resource utilization (HRU), and employment status.MethodsThe 1-year change in mobility following bariatric surgery was evaluated using the mobility domain of the EuroQOL-5D-5L (EQ-5D-5L), which was self-administered at baseline and 1 year after bariatric surgery along …
Authors
Tarride J-E; Breau R; Sharma AM; Hong D; Gmora S; Guertin JR; O’Reilly D; Xie F; Mehran A
Journal
Obesity Surgery, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 349–356
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2017
DOI
10.1007/s11695-016-2298-6
ISSN
0960-8923