Young adult women's experiences of body image after bariatric surgery: a descriptive phenomenological study

Jensen, Janet Froulund; Petersen, Mette; Larsen, Tine B.; Jørgensen, Dorthe G; Grønbæk, Helle Nergaard; Midtgaard, Julie

doi:10.1111/jan.12275

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“…More recently, the male's ideal body size and image have been made more visible in society and men are aspiring to a perfect body shape (Grogan, 2007). Women's decisions to undergo bariatric surgery are typically motivated by concerns about their appearances and, in general, women seeking bariatric surgery have a lowered body satisfaction compared with men (Jensen et al, 2013). Similar to previous research findings, the men in this study identified body image concerns, which in some cases were minimized by them, where they identified that their primary motivation was to improve their health in the first instance.…”

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“…Research suggests that men are motivated to have surgery to improve both their current and future health status, where women are mostly concerned with improving their body image (Jensen et al, 2013).…”

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“…The majority of patients experience significant improvements in quality of life and body image (Sarwer et al, 2010) including sexual function (Assimakopoulos et al, 2011) postsurgery. Some studies report that patients can experience issues in adapting to new lifestyle patterns, learning new boundaries, and perception of control and body image (Jensen et al, 2013;Sarwer et al, 2010). Aguilera (2014) recently reviewed literature related to support type and weight loss outcomes postsurgery.…”

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Personal Descriptions of Life Before and After Bariatric Surgery From Overweight or Obese Men

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Bariatric surgery is now a common weight loss solution for morbidly obese men where meaningful weight reduction and improvements in quality of life have been identified postsurgery. As the majority of surgical candidates are female, there exists a paucity of literature relating to the experience of males undergoing bariatric surgery. In this study, a qualitative descriptive-exploratory design was used to explore body image descriptions, adaptation of a new lifestyle, new boundaries postsurgery, and any barriers seeking consultation for surgery. Six males who had undergone bariatric surgery were recruited in Australia. Data were collected and analyzed using NVivo between May and October 2014. The themes emerging from the data included living in an obese body, life before surgery, decision making for surgery, and life after surgery. The participants collectively reported that life before surgery was challenging. They described the changes the surgery had made in their lives including positive changes to their health, body image, social lives, and self-esteem. Some participants preferred not to tell others their intentions for surgery due to perceived stigma. The men in this study also described a lack of information available to them depicting male perspectives, a possible barrier for men seeking weight loss surgery options. Implications for practice highlighted in these results relate to a greater need for accessible information specific to men based on real-life experiences.

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“…Qualitative studies can provide powerful and scientifically rigorous research findings27 and have been used widely to investigate the impact of chronic illness from the patient's perspective 28 29…”

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A qualitative study of the impact of Crohn's disease from a patient's perspective

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Kemp

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Objective To understand how the lives of people with Crohn's disease (CD) are affected. Most research in CD has focused on symptoms and functioning rather than on how these outcomes influence quality of life (QoL). Design As part of a study to develop a CD-specific patient-reported outcome measure, qualitative interviews were conducted with patients from Manchester Royal Infirmary to determine how CD affects QoL. The needs-based model was adopted for the study. The interviews, which took the form of focused conversations covering all aspects of the impact of CD and its treatment, were audio-recorded. Theoretical thematic analysis of the transcripts identified needs affected by CD. Results Thirty patients (60% female) aged 25-68 years were interviewed. Participants had experienced CD for between 2 and 40 years. Nearly 1300 statements relating to the impact of CD were identified. Thirteen main need themes were identified: nutrition, hygiene, continence, freedom from infection, security, self-esteem, role, attractiveness, relationships, intimacy, clearmindedness, pleasure and autonomy. Conclusions The findings from the interviews indicate that CD has a major impact on needfulfilment. Such issues should be addressed in CD audit, clinical trials and when evaluating clinical practice.

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“…Em pacientes obesos com comorbidades associadas, a manutenção da perda de peso através dos tratamentos convencionais é uma tarefa difícil de se realizar e indivíduos com obesidade grave não podem simplesmente confiar nos resultados dos métodos convencionais para o tratamento da obesidade como um meio de manter a perda de peso a longo prazo (1,2). Assim, quando esses métodos não são eficazes, surge a necessidade de uma intervenção cirúrgica para solucionar o problema do excesso de peso, denominada de cirurgia bariátrica (3).…”

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Identificação dos diagnósticos de enfermagem da classe de respostas cardiovasculares/pulmonares em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica

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O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar as respostas humanas apresentadas por pacientes no pós-operatório de cirurgia bariátrica que se configurem como diagnósticos de enfermagem da classe respostas cardiovasculares/pulmonares. Estudo observacional de caráter transversal realizado no período de julho de 2010 a maio de 2011, em um hospital referência em cirurgia bariátrica em Fortaleza-CE. Os diagnósticos de enfermagem identificados foram: risco de perfusão gastrintestinal ineficaz (87,9%), risco de intolerância à atividade (70,7%), perfusão tissular periférica ineficaz (67,2%), risco de choque (63,8%), débito cardíaco diminuído (60,3%), risco de perfusão tissular cardíaca diminuída (58,6%), intolerância à atividade (51,7%), risco de perfusão tissular cerebral ineficaz (48,3%), ventilação espontânea prejudicada (46,5%), risco de perfusão renal ineficaz (43,1%), padrão respiratório ineficaz (37,9%) e resposta disfuncional ao desmame ventilatório (36,2%). Assim, com base nesses resultados será possível direcionar a assistência de enfermagem prestada aos pacientes submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica e, consequentemente, reduzir complicações pós-operatórias.

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Young adult women's experiences of body image after bariatric surgery: a descriptive phenomenological study

Cited by 36 publications

References 46 publications

Personal Descriptions of Life Before and After Bariatric Surgery From Overweight or Obese Men

Personal Descriptions of Life Before and After Bariatric Surgery From Overweight or Obese Men

A qualitative study of the impact of Crohn's disease from a patient's perspective

Identificação dos diagnósticos de enfermagem da classe de respostas cardiovasculares/pulmonares em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica

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