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Practice makes perfect? Patient response to a prebariatric surgery behavior modification program.

Dana Brandenburg¹, Rebecca Kotlowski

¹McLaren Regional Medical Center, Michigan State University, Department of Human Medicine, Flint, MI, USA. dbrandenburg@umphysicians.umn.edu

Obesity Surgery

|March 12, 2005

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Patients undergoing bariatric surgery reported high satisfaction with a preoperative behavior modification program. This program was perceived as highly useful for achieving necessary lifestyle changes post-surgery.

Area of Science:

Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Behavioral Medicine
Obesity Treatment

Background:

Bariatric surgery is effective for morbid obesity but weight regain occurs.
Preoperative lifestyle modification programs may improve post-surgical outcomes.
Assessing patient satisfaction and perceived usefulness of such programs is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate patient satisfaction with a preoperative bariatric surgery program.
To determine the perceived usefulness of the program's behavior modification component.

Main Methods:

A 6-week behavior modification program was integrated into a bariatric surgery pathway.
A self-report questionnaire assessed demographics, satisfaction, and perceived usefulness.
Data were collected from patients who completed the program.

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Main Results:

70 out of 124 patients (56%) returned questionnaires; mean age 46.3 years, predominantly Caucasian (97.1%), female (78.6%).
Mean preoperative BMI was 55.3, decreasing to 36.3 post-surgery (mean 48.8 weeks).
High satisfaction reported for the overall program (4.51) and behavior modification groups (4.44), with high perceived usefulness for postoperative changes (4.45).

Conclusions:

Patients found the preoperative behavior modification program beneficial.
The program effectively assisted patients in adopting necessary post-surgical lifestyle changes.