Cohort profile: The Bariatric Experience Long Term (BELONG): a long-term prospective study to understand the psychosocial, environmental, health and behavioural predictors of weight loss and regain in patients who have bariatric surgery.
Karen J ColemanSilvia R PazBhumi B BhaktaBrianna TaylorJialuo LiuTae K YoonMayra MaciasDavid E ArterburnCecelia L CrawfordAdam DrewnowksiMarlaine S Figueroa GrayLaurel D HansellMing JiKristina H LewisDarren D MooreSameer B MuraliDeborah R YoungPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
We will collect self-reported constructs and obtain height, weight and BMI from the electronic medical record 5 years after bariatric surgery between April 2022 and January 2023. We will also collect patient experiences using focus groups of 8-12 patients each throughout 2022.