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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2014; 20(22): 7027-7033
Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7027
Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7027
Impairment of gastrointestinal quality of life in severely obese patients
Po-Jui Yu, Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Ju-Juin Tsou, Wei-Jei Lee, Department of Surgery, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan 330, Taiwan
Kuo-Ting Lee, Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University Hospiyal, Tainan 704, Taiwan
Yi-Chih Lee, Department of International Business, Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 32097, Taiwan
Author contributions: Yu PJ and Lee WJ designed the research; Tsou JJ, Lee KT, Lee YC performed the research; Yu PJ and Lee YC analyzed the data; Yu PY and Lee WJ wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Wei-Jei Lee, Professor, Department of Surgery, Min-Sheng General Hospital, No 168, Chin-Kuo Road, Taoyuan 330, Taiwan. wjlee_obesssurg_tw@yahoo.com.tw
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Received: November 12, 2013
Revised: January 2, 2014
Accepted: March 6, 2014
Published online: June 14, 2014
Revised: January 2, 2014
Accepted: March 6, 2014
Published online: June 14, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: This study found that the severely obese patients had a significant impaired general quality of life, including social, emotional and physical domain. This finding is similar to previous studies and supports the role of bariatric surgery in treating this group of patients. Although the impairment of the specific gastrointestinal quality of life is not as high as the general quality of life, this study did detect a significant impairment in 9 (47%) out of 19 specific gastrointestinal symptoms. The arousing of these annoying gastrointestinal symptoms is interesting and deserves further investigation.