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An Evaluation Of Methods To Assess Whether Health Information Technology-Based Tools Improve Weight Loss Measures In Bariatric Surgery Patients, Jocelyn R. Morgan

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

Obesity is a chronic and growing disease defined by weighing 20% or more than the ideal, or having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m² or more. While natural weight loss is available, many patients are choosing weight loss surgery (i.e., bariatric surgery) as an alternative to lose weight and reduce their risks for comorbidities such as diabetes, heart disease, and sleep apnea. Tools and resources for post-surgical support in the bariatric surgery community have been limited and, in the past, most tools and resources for weight loss have focused on non-surgical weight loss communities; as such, analysis …