Background The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is growing in both developed and
developing countries and is strongly linked with the prevalence of obesity. Bariatric surgical …

Health state utilities (HSUs) are health economic metrics that capture and assess health‐
related quality of life (HRQoL). They are essential in health‐economic evaluations when …

Background A sub-study of the Ontario Bariatric Registry was conducted to evaluate the
impact of bariatric surgery on mobility, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), healthcare …

Background. The aims of this study were to translate the Obesity-Related Problem scale (OP
scale) into the Norwegian language and test its reliability, validity and responsiveness in a …

Abstract Purpose Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and laparoscopic
vertical sleeve gastrectomy (LVSG) have been proposed as cost-effective strategies to …

Introduction Bariatric surgery effectively induces long-term weight loss in Western
populations. However, its effectiveness in Asians remains to be confirmed objectively. The …

Purpose To investigate the weight loss effects with higher sensitivity, disease specific quality
of life (QoL) instruments were important. The Moorehead-Ardelt quality of life questionnaire II …

Obesity is the epidemic of the century, due to its prevalence, impact on national budgets,
loss in a gross domestic product, productivity loss, and impact on mortality, morbidity and …

Purpose The aim of this study was to show that bariatric surgery (BS) is more effective than
medical therapy (MT) in Asian obese patients. Methods In this prospective, multicenter …

Background Obesity influences all aspects of the life of obese patients physically,
psychologically, socially and monetarily, it is not only a disease but rather a beginning point …