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Assessing Improvement in Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction following Body Contouring Surgery in Patients with Massive Weight Loss : A Critical Review of Outcome Measures Employed
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Body contouring following massive weight loss is a rapidly expanding field in plastic surgery.
However, healthcare payers are reluctant to fund such procedures, viewing them as purely cosmetic.
This has resulted in a flurry of studies assessing quality of life (QoL) and patient satisfaction following body contouring surgery in this cohort of patients to establish an evidence base to support the idea that body contouring is as much (or even more) a functional procedure as it is cosmetic.
However, the methods employed in these studies are seldom ideal, and hence the conclusions are unreliable.
The gold standard to assess QoL and patient satisfaction is to use patient specific psychometrically validated patient reported outcome (PRO) measures.
Developing such measures consists of a three-step process which includes a review of the current literature, qualitative patient interviews to determine what patients consider the most important, and expert opinion.
This study aims to appraise the currently available literature on assessment of QoL and patient satisfaction in body contouring surgery patients.
This will hopefully provide an understanding of methodological weaknesses in current studies and inform future investigators of the design of ideal instruments for assessing QoL and patient satisfaction in body contouring patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jabir, Shehab. 2013. Assessing Improvement in Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction following Body Contouring Surgery in Patients with Massive Weight Loss : A Critical Review of Outcome Measures Employed. Plastic Surgery International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477808
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jabir, Shehab. Assessing Improvement in Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction following Body Contouring Surgery in Patients with Massive Weight Loss : A Critical Review of Outcome Measures Employed. Plastic Surgery International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477808
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jabir, Shehab. Assessing Improvement in Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction following Body Contouring Surgery in Patients with Massive Weight Loss : A Critical Review of Outcome Measures Employed. Plastic Surgery International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477808
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477808