The Role of Body Appreciation in the Decision to Complete Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Among Ethnically Diverse Patients.

Olivia KaperaLuyu XieElisa M MarroquínSophia NgengeM Sunil MathewJaime P AlmandozJeffrey SchellingerSachin S KukrejaBenjamin SchneiderCarrie McAdamsSarah E Messiah

Published in: Obesity surgery (2023)

Results showed a significant association between body appreciation and MBS completion, controlling for sex, age, and race/ethnicity. MBS clinical settings may want to assess body appreciation as a pre-operative screener among ethnically diverse patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
bariatric surgery
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
weight loss
obese patients
patient reported