Necessity of Patients' Satisfaction after Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery; Assessing According the BAROS Score

Valizadeh, Rohollah; Madani, Saeed

doi:10.32598/ABS.10.2.5

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‎ 10.32598/ABS.10.2.5

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Valizadeh R, Madani S. Necessity of Patients' Satisfaction after Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery; Assessing According the BAROS Score. ABS 2021; 10 (2) : 1
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Necessity of Patients' Satisfaction after Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery; Assessing According the BAROS Score

Rohollah Valizadeh

¹, Saeed Madani²

1- Department of Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical science, Tehran, Iran and Minimally Invasive Research Center, Rasool-e Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Surgery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

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Surgery-related outcomes of bariatric procedures do not depend on only weight loss, but also resolution of comorbidities and improvement of quality of life (QOL) are of great importance. Severe obesity is associated with decreased quality of life. Therefore, bariatric surgery improves the quality of life. In this regard, there are many tools to assess the quality of life, one of which is the Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System Score (BAROS) containing of self-esteem, physical activity, social activity, work sexual activity, and food items. Most surgeons consider the success rate of bariatric surgery in respect of weight loss and improvement of comorbidities. However, an important factor that should not be forgotten is patients' satisfaction and QOL, which can be assessed with BAROS score. The BAROS score divided into five groups (-3 to -2.1: very poor, -2 t0 -1.1: poor, -1 to 1: fair, 1.1 to 2: good, and 2.1 to 3: very good). Assessing the patient's satisfaction and QOL following bariatric and metabolic surgeries is strongly recommended.

Article number: 1

Keywords: Bariatric surgery, BAROS, QOL

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Type of Study: Letter/Editorial | Subject: Bariatric Surgery
Received: 2021/11/10 | Accepted: 2021/11/30 | ePublished: 2021/12/16