Quality of Life among Adults Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy and Lifestyle Modifications: Comparative Analytical Cross-Sectional Study
Keywords:
sleeve gastrectomy, Lifestyle Modifications, Quality of life, Surgery, Patients, Gastrectomy ProcedureAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the health-related Quality of life of adult patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy with lifestyle modifications.
METHODOLOGY: A Comparative, Analytical, cross-sectional design was employed at Ziauddin and Civil Hospitals, Karachi, from June to November 2022. A total of 102 participants were recruited via consecutive sampling, with 51 in the sleeve gastrectomy group and 51 in the lifestyle modification group. Inclusion criteria included adults aged 18 years or older who had undergone sleeve gastrectomy or followed lifestyle modification for at least 3 months. Exclusion criteria were patients with terminal illnesses (e.g., cancer, HIV/AIDS) and those with diagnosed psychiatric disorders. Data were collected using the RAND SF-36 questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed via SPSS version 26.
RESULTS: Among females, the mean score was 53.79 (SD ± 3.3) with sleeve gastrectomy and a mean score of 37.46 (SD ± 7.7) with lifestyle modification (p-value < 0.001). Furthermore, in males, the mean score was 53.67 ± 4.2 with sleeve gastrectomy and a mean score of 40.09 ± 9.5 with lifestyle modification (p-value < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: The findings of the study found that 37 (37.3%) of the participants had a very good quality of life, while 8% reported poor Quality of life with both procedures. When comparing the quality-of-life score with the procedure of sleeve gastrectomy and lifestyle modification, it was reported as significant with a p-value of less than 0.05.
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