The impact of patient-reported outcomes on loss to follow-up care after bariatric surgery

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BACKGROUND: High rates of attrition to post-bariatric surgical care continue to be common, despite recommendations for lifelong follow-up. There is little available work focusing on the etiology of attrition to post-bariatric surgical follow-up. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are metrics of patients' perceptions of their own health and have been used for their predictive value in other specialties. The relationships between PROs and loss to follow-up have not been explored.

METHODS: PRO data from patients who met the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) definition of loss to follow-up at 1-year postoperatively were reviewed and compared to patients who were compliant with 1-year follow-up. Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) measures are routinely collected pre- and postoperatively at our institution using a series of validated computer-adaptive tests that assess depression, satisfaction with social roles, pain interference, and physical function. A series of univariate logistic regressions tested whether baseline PROs or change in PROs from baseline to 6-month postoperatively predicted loss to follow-up at 1 year.

RESULTS: Neither baseline PROs nor change in depression, satisfaction with social roles, pain interference, or physical function were significant predictors of loss to follow-up. Similarly, patient state of residence, Charlson Comorbidity Index, BMI, and percent excess weight loss were not significant predictors of follow-up attrition.

CONCLUSION: The PROs in this study were not significant predictors of loss to follow-up at 1-year postoperatively. The rate of bariatric procedures continues to increase nationally, so does the potential for late post-surgical complications. Given the potential impact of loss to follow-up on adverse late post-surgical outcomes, there is a need to facilitate long-term post-surgical follow-up and more investigation is needed to identify and intervene on underlying causes of bariatric patient follow-up attrition.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Surgical endoscopy - 36(2022), 2 vom: 24. Feb., Seite 936-940

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jacobs, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Martinez, Paige [VerfasserIn]
Morrow, Ellen [VerfasserIn]
Ibele, Anna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Attrition
Bariatric surgery
Journal Article
Loss to follow-up
Outcomes
PROMIS
Patient-reported outcome metrics
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 03.03.2022

Date Revised 03.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00464-021-08352-x

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NLM321824814