Study finds link between patient satisfaction and likelihood of bariatricsurgery UTHealth JAMA_current jamanetworkopen
) reporting guideline and was approved by the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Committee for Protection of Human Subjects. All participants provided written informed consent.
Participants were recruited from an MBS clinic at an academic center, an MBS community clinic, and an obesity medicine clinic at an academic center that manages patients before and after MBS, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. To be eligible for the study, participants were required to meet the National Institutes of Health criteria to qualify for MBS
and consent to participate in the study. Patients were excluded if they did not meet inclusion criteria or were younger than 18 years. Patients were referred for MBS between July 24, 2019, and May 19, 2022.Most patients in the Bariatric Health Study were referred for weight management, primarily by their primary care physicians, to an MBS practice or an obesity care clinic. Eligible patients completed a mandatory MBS educational seminar before scheduling surgery.
Eligible patients first participated in a 15- to 20-minute telephone or video interview in which trained study team members administered the verbal portion of questionnaires. On completion of the interview, participants were directed to complete the self-administered online questionnaire, which was delivered via email through REDCap. Participants were compensated with an emailed gift card for their participation after completion of the questionnaires.
Covariates included the following sociodemographic factors: age , sex , self-reported race and ethnicity , payer status , and BMI [<30.0, 30.0-34.9, 35.0-39.9, 40.0-49.9, or ≥50.0]). These covariates were chosen because previous studies have suggested they are associated with behaviors surrounding MBS utilization.
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