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Addictions Following Bariatric Surgery: A Critial Review Of The Literature, Anna Hansene Bjork
Addictions Following Bariatric Surgery: A Critial Review Of The Literature, Anna Hansene Bjork
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Background: Bariatric surgery has become increasingly common for the treatment of obesity. Research and education are needed to identify and study potential post-surgical risks including alcohol use disorders and other physiological and psychological comorbidities. Purpose: The purpose of this critical review of the literature was to study and identify addiction after bariatric surgery, specifically alcohol use disorder. Theoretical/Conceptual Framework: Rosenstock’s Health Belief Model (1988) was used to correlate theory and addiction. In particular, how health beliefs differ between patients, and their perception of addiction. This allows nurses to apply strategies that influence or educate patients on making healthy lifestyle changes. …