Telematics pre-operative psychological and nutritional assessment in candidates for bariatric surgery during COVID-19 phase 2: a pilot prospective observational study.
Adult
Bariatric Surgery
COVID-19
/ prevention & control
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Internet-Based Intervention
Male
Nutrition Assessment
Patient Compliance
/ statistics & numerical data
Patient Dropouts
/ statistics & numerical data
Patient Satisfaction
/ statistics & numerical data
Pilot Projects
Preoperative Care
/ methods
Prospective Studies
Psychological Tests
Social Media
Weight Loss
Journal
Minerva surgery
ISSN: 2724-5438
Titre abrégé: Minerva Surg
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101777295
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Feb 2021
Historique:
entrez:
23
3
2021
pubmed:
24
3
2021
medline:
2
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Obesity represents a risk factor for COVID-19 infection. Therefore, in order to reduce COVID-19 related comorbidities in obese population a continuation of obesity treatment is needed. However, bariatric procedures were postponed because of COVID-19 restrictions, delaying treatment for obese patients seeking for surgery. This study aimed to test the feasibility of a telematics pre-operative psychological and nutritional assessment as an alternative tool during COVID-19 outbreak. Twenty-six patients were contacted. The pre-operative assessment consisted in 3-weekly one-to-one online sessions and a final in-person multidisciplinary session. The protocol feasibility has been evaluated on the following outcome: rejection rate (%), dropout rate (%), compliance and satisfaction's degree. Eighteen participants completed the whole protocol and 10% dropped-out. Seventy-two percent of participants obtained an excess weight loss ≥5%. All participants were satisfied of the telematics assessment. COVID-19 emergency has changed standard hospital procedures and this study could represent a landmark for an online pre-operative assessment method to adopt in case of new restrictions.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Obesity represents a risk factor for COVID-19 infection. Therefore, in order to reduce COVID-19 related comorbidities in obese population a continuation of obesity treatment is needed. However, bariatric procedures were postponed because of COVID-19 restrictions, delaying treatment for obese patients seeking for surgery. This study aimed to test the feasibility of a telematics pre-operative psychological and nutritional assessment as an alternative tool during COVID-19 outbreak.
METHODS
METHODS
Twenty-six patients were contacted. The pre-operative assessment consisted in 3-weekly one-to-one online sessions and a final in-person multidisciplinary session. The protocol feasibility has been evaluated on the following outcome: rejection rate (%), dropout rate (%), compliance and satisfaction's degree.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Eighteen participants completed the whole protocol and 10% dropped-out. Seventy-two percent of participants obtained an excess weight loss ≥5%. All participants were satisfied of the telematics assessment.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
COVID-19 emergency has changed standard hospital procedures and this study could represent a landmark for an online pre-operative assessment method to adopt in case of new restrictions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33754590
pii: S2724-5691.20.08706-4
doi: 10.23736/S2724-5691.20.08706-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Observational Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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