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Self-reported psychosocial health in obese patients before and after weight loss [PDF]

, 2010
Psychosocial profiles were examined in 255 morbidly obese patients attending a hospital service offering access to standard weight loss therapies. 129 patients were reassessed after at least 6-month follow-up.
Saravanan, Ponnusamy, K. A. Matyka, Kyrou, Ioannis, Matyka, Krystyna, P. Saravanan, I. Kyrou, Osei-Assibey, G., S. Kumar, Kumar, Sudhesh, G. Osei-Assibey   +9 more
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Health service approaches to providing care for people who seek treatment for obesity: identifying challenges and ways forward

Public Health Research & Practice, 2022
Objective: This paper aims to identify challenges in current health service approaches to providing optimal care for people who seek treatment for obesity.
Michelle Gooey, Catherine A Bacus , Divya Ramachandran , Milan K Piya, Louise A Baur   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intra-jejunal migration with intestinal obstruction and perforation after gastric banding: A case report

Heliyon, 2023
Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is an approved procedure in bariatric surgery. However, serious complications due to band erosion have been reported.
Aikebaier Aili, Xin Li, Kelimu Abudureyimu   +2 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preclinical obesity curriculum: audit, implementation, and evaluation

BMC Medical Education
Background This study aimed to (1) evaluate the current status of obesity education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CWRU) (2), introduce a comprehensive first-year curriculum on obesity, and (3) assess the impact of the curriculum ...
Amber Olson, Rosanna Watowicz, Eileen Seeholzer, Katherine Lyons, W. Scott Butsch, Colleen Croniger   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction of Weight Loss Clinic in Grassroots Medical Institutions and Typical Case Studies [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
As the global obesity issue becomes increasingly severe, weight loss has become a key task for improving public health and reducing the burden of chronic diseases.
ZHANG Han, ZHANG Hua, CAI Genshen, LIAN Dongbo, ZHANG Jing
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interventions to achieve long-term weight loss in obese older people [PDF]

, 2010
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Age and Ageing following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Witham, M. & Avenell, A. (2010).
Witham, Miles D., Avenell, Alison, Witham, Miles   +2 more
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Clinical review: Menopause hormone therapy in weight management

Obesity Pillars
Background: This document provides clinicians with an evidence-based overview of menopause hormone therapy (MHT) and its role in weight management for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with obesity or overweight.
Courtney Younglove
doaj   +1 more source

Low hydroxychloroquine blood levels in patients who have had gastric bypass surgery

Lupus Science and Medicine, 2019
Gastric bypass surgery, also called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), can result in the malabsorption of medications, requiring the use of higher than usual doses in order to achieve a therapeutic effect. We describe the results of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)
Donald E Thomas, Jonathan S Lyons, Barry S Greene   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source