Perspectives of adolescents with severe obesity on social Media in Preparation for weight-loss surgery: a qualitative study.
Elizabeth Prout ParksDarra D FinnertyJennifer PanganibanRosemary FrassoChanelle Bishop-GilyardColleen M TewksburyNoel N WilliamsKristoffel R DumonGaby CorderoDouglas L HillDavid B SarwerPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2020)
Adolescents considering bariatric surgery identified social media as a tool for social support and reinforcement of strategies for successful behavior change. Important motivators and challenges to lifestyle changes were identified.
Keyphrases
- social media
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- social support
- young adults
- depressive symptoms
- roux en y gastric bypass
- physical activity
- health information
- obese patients
- gastric bypass
- minimally invasive
- weight gain
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery bypass
- glycemic control
- early onset
- body mass index
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- high fat diet induced