Comprehensive Analysis of Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life and Establishment of QALY Gains in a Government-Funded Bariatric Surgical Program with 5-Year Follow-up.

Chiara ChadwickPaul R BurtonJennifer ReillyJulie PlayfairCheryl LaurieKalai ShawWendy A Brown

Published in: Obesity surgery (2022)

Bariatric surgery improves physical and psychological quality of life measures over 5 years. The improvement of patient QALYs provide insight to the potential cost utility of publicly funded bariatric surgery in the medium term.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
obese patients
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
case report
physical activity
quality improvement
mental health
preterm infants
sleep quality
climate change