New Bariatric Surgery Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) (Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life Changes Among Insurer Subgroups Following Bariatric Surgery)

2020 FEB 06 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Current study results on Surgery - Bariatric Surgery have been published. According to news reporting out of Portland, Oregon, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “This study sought to determine improvements in mental and physical health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following bariatric surgery in Medicaid and commercially insured patients. Using data from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery, an observational cohort study of adults undergoing bariatric surgery (2006-2009), changes in Short Form 36 mental component summary (MCS) and physical component summary (PCS) scores were examined in 1,529 patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable band, or sleeve gastrectomy and were followed for 5 years.”

Financial support for this research came from National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), “Piecewise linear mixed-effects models estimated MCS and PCS scores as a function of insurance group (Medicaid, N=177; commercial, N=1,352) from 0 to 1 year and from 1 to 5 years after surgery, with interactions between insurance group and surgery type. Patients with Medicaid had lower PCS and MCS scores at baseline. At 1 year after surgery, patients with Medicaid and commercial insurance experienced similar improvement in PCS scores (commercial-Medicaid difference in PCS change [95% CI]: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, 1.5 [-0.2, 3.3]; laparoscopic adjustable band, 1.9 [-2.2, 6.0]; sleeve gastrectomy, 6.4 [0.0, 12.8]). One-year MCS score improvement was minimal and similar between insurance groups. In years 1 to 5, PCS and MCS scores were stable in all groups.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Both insurance groups experienced improvements in physical HRQOL and minimal changes in mental HRQOL.”

For more information on this research see: Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life Changes Among Insurer Subgroups Following Bariatric Surgery. Obesity, 2020;():. (Nature Publishing Group - http://www.nature.com/; Obesity - http://www.nature.com/oby/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting B.M. Wolfe, Dept. of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, United States. Additional authors for this research include E. Takemoto, C.L. Nagel and J. Boone-Heinonen.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22718. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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