Role of the exercise professional in metabolic and bariatric surgery.
Matthew A Stults-KolehmainenDale S BondLaura A RichardsonLouisa Y HerringBethany MuloneCarol Ewing GarberJohn MortonSaber GhiassiAndrew J DuffyEthan BalkCharles J AboltMatt C HowardGarrett I AshSusannah WilliamsonEmilian Rejane MarconMelissa De Los SantosSamantha BondJanet HuehlsOsama AlowaishNina Brojan HeymanBruno GualanoPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
Results identified 43 patient-centered job tasks, which divided into 7 major categories.The most common tasks were exercise prescription, supervision, and fitness testing.Job tasks performed varied marginally by the type of exercise professional.Including exercise in MBS patient care was deemed "imperative" by the Expert Group.