Social Isolation But Not Deprivation Involved in Employment Status After Bariatric Surgery.

Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Loss; Employment; Bariatric Surgery; Obesity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06998953

0005_CHIRURGIE BAR

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study looked at how bariatric surgery (weight-loss surgery) affects people's chances of getting a job, especially in a low-income area. Researchers followed 133 patients (mostly women, average age 45) about 2 years after their surgery. Most had a type of surgery called sleeve gastrectomy and lost a significant amount of weight.

They found that 19 people got a job after surgery, but 3 also became unemployed. People who were already employed before surgery had better results on satisfaction and well-being scores. Interestingly, finding a new job after surgery wasn't linked to weight loss, age, or sex. Also, being poor (measured by the EPICES score) didn't affect employment outcomes. However, people who felt more socially isolated were less likely to lose weight successfully.

Enrollment: 133 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 67 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who underwent bariatric surgery (mainly sleeve gastrectomy).
• Follow-up duration of approximately 2.3 ± 0.1 years after surgery.
• Residing in a deprived area (context of the study).
• Adults (participants were aged between 18 and 67 years).

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who did not undergo bariatric surgery.
• Missing or incomplete data (e.g., unanswered questionnaires).
• Patients outside the follow-up period (less or more than 2.3 years post-surgery).
• Possibly: Minors (<18 years old).