PubMed ID:
11775569
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2001
Affiliation: Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. tvallis@is.dal.ca
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1381/09608920160558650
Authors:
Butler GS,
Konok G,
MacDonald AS,
Perey B,
Vallis TM,
Veldhuyzen van Zanten SJ
Studies:
Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery
The authors evaluated the psychological characteristics of the morbidly obese. The condition-specific and quality-of-life characteristics of a large sample of vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) patients were evaluated. The role that these psychological characteristics play in moderating the success of gastroplasty surgery, as well as the impact of surgery on quality of life, was examined.