Social Support for People with Morbid Obesity in a Bariatric Surgery Programme: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Social Support for People with Morbid Obesity in a Bariatric Surgery Programme: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Background—Morbid obesity (MO) is a chronic metabolic disease affecting physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Bariatric surgery is a reliable method for losing weight in the long term, improving the quality of life, body image and social life of people with MO. Current literature recognises...

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Main Authors: Torrente-Sánchez, María José, Ferrer-Márquez, Manuel, Estébanez-Ferrero, Beatriz, Jiménez-Lasserrotte, María del Mar, Ruiz-Muelle, Alicia, Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel, Dobarrio-Sanz, Iria, Granero-Molina, José
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2021
Subjects:
social support
morbid obesity
bariatric surgery
qualitative study
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10835/11978

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