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Bariatric Surgery Recipients' Needs For Long-Term Health And Well-Being; Perspectives Of Patients And Providers, Rebecca H. Liu
Bariatric Surgery Recipients' Needs For Long-Term Health And Well-Being; Perspectives Of Patients And Providers, Rebecca H. Liu
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The overall purpose of this dissertation was to examine what is needed in bariatric surgery programming to support long-term health and well-being from the perspectives of the patient and providers. Study 1 assessed what bariatric surgery recipients perceive they need to best support their long-term health and well-being from a provincial sample (Ontario, Canada), and from an international sample. Study 2 explored the physical, psychological, social, and clinic-related experiences of individuals who underwent bariatric surgery at least two years prior. Study 3 investigated what bariatric clinic staff believe surgery recipients need to best support their long-term health and well-being.
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