Affecting Levels of the Pandemic Process on Patients who had Bariatric Surgery. Single Center Survey Study

INTRODUCTION: Increased stress levels associated with COVID-19 can lead to irregularities which can increase emotional eating or overeating symptoms before and after bariatric surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on changes in amounts and eating plans, and levels of physical activity in bariatric surgery patients. Evaluations were also made of the interaction of these changes with work programs and social experiences.
METHODS: Data were collected from an online questionnaire delivered to 75 patients who underwent surgery because of obesity between July 2018 and March 2020. Evaluation was made of sociodemographic characteristics, and a 30-item questionnaire which included the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), the International Physical Activity Scale – Short Form (IPAS-SF) and the Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life Scale II (MA-II)
RESULTS: The patients comprised 44 (58.6%) females. The CAS levels indicated a high level of anxiety in only 3 patients. The most common physical activity was reported to be walking. According to the MA II test, 5 (6.7%) patients reported poor quality of life.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It is important to determine the levels at which postoperative bariatric surgery patients are affected by pandemic measures such as curfews and quarantine to be able to establish support strategies that can be delivered remotely online.

Pandemi Sürecinin Bariyatrik Cerrahi Yapýlmýþ Hastalarý Etkileme Düzeyleri. Tek Merkez Anket Çalýþmasý

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: COVID-19'a baðlý artan stres seviyeleri, bariatrik cerrahi öncesi ve sonrasýnda duygusal yeme ve aþýrý yeme semptomlarýný artýrabilen duygusal düzensizliðe yol açabilir. Çalýþmamýzda bariatrik hastalarýn pandemi periyodu süresince; pandemiden ruhsal etkilenme süreçleri, yeme düzeni ve miktarý deðiþiklikleri ve fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri araþtýrýlmýþtýr. Bununla beraber, bu deðiþikliklerin çalýþma programlarý ve sosyal yaþantýlarý ile olan etkileþim düzeyleri deðerlendirilmiþtir.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: 2018 Temmuz-2020 Mart aylarý arasýnda opere edilen 75 hastaya düzenlenen online anket ile ulaþýldý. Anketler Sosyodemografik özelliklerin yanýnda, Koronavirüs Anksiyete Ölçeði (KAÖ), Uluslararasý Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi (Kýsa)(UFAA), Moorehead-Ardelt Yaþam Kalitesi Ölçeði II (MA II) ni içeren toplam 30 soru üzerinden deðerlendirildi.
BULGULAR: Hastalarýn %58,6 sý kadýndý (n=44). Sadece üç hastanýn KAÖ düzeyleri “yüksek dereceli anksiyete” yi iþaret ederken. UFAA da en sýk yapýlan fiziksel aktivite yürüyüþ olarak belirlendi. MA II testine göre beþ hastanýn kötü kalitede yaþamlarý olduðu belirlenmiþtir
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Postoperatif bariyatrik cerrahi hastalarýn pandemi döneminde ve sokaða çýkma kýsýtlamalarýnýn uygulandýðý bu gibi periyotlardan etkilenme düzeylerini belirlemek ve onlara online ve uzaktan verilecek destek stratejilerinin belirlenmesi için önemlidir.