NIDDK Central Repository - Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS): retention strategy and results at 24 months.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/j.soard.2013.02.012

PubMed ID

23747313

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2013

Affiliation

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. gourashwf@upmc.edu

Authors

Adeniji A, Belle SH, Cassady C, Eagleton JK, Ebel F, Ericson H, Gourash WF, Koozer Iacono L, LABS Consortium Retention Writing Group, Lancaster K, MacDougall A, Pories W, Wolfe BM

Studies

LABS

Citation

Gourash WF, Ebel F, Lancaster K, Adeniji A, Koozer Iacono L, Eagleton JK, MacDougall A, Cassady C, Ericson H, Pories W, Wolfe BM, Belle SH, LABS Consortium Retention Writing Group. Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS): retention strategy and results at 24 months. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2013 Jul-Aug;9(4):514-9. Epub 2013 Mar 15.

Abstract

Retaining participants in observational longitudinal studies after bariatric surgery is difficult yet critical because the retention rate affects interpretation and generalizability of results. Strategies for keeping participants involved in such studies are not commonly published. The objective of this study was to review LABS retention strategies and present the 24-month retention data.