Social support provided to bariatric surgery patients through a facebook group may improve weight loss outcomes.
Dimitrios I AthanasiadisRosalie A CarrCraig SmithRebecca C DirksWilliam HilgendorfMaria Nefeli StefanidouDon SelzerDimitrios StefanidisPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
Frequent participation in a Facebook support group after bariatric surgery was associated with improved early weight loss outcomes. If additional longer-term studies confirm our findings, offering similar social support groups may become essential after bariatric surgery, especially during times of social isolation when in-person social support meetings may not be feasible.
Keyphrases
- social support
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- depressive symptoms
- end stage renal disease
- roux en y gastric bypass
- social media
- obese patients
- gastric bypass
- healthcare
- glycemic control
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- preterm infants
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- weight gain