Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band: Do Support Groups Add to the Weight Loss?

Elakkary, Ehab; Gazayerli, Mounir

doi:10.1381/0960892041975550

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“…Baseline BMI ranged from 42.7 to 51.6 kg m 2 (47.6 ± 3.4). Five studies focused on Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass , three on laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding , two on vertical banded gastroplasty and one on laparoscopic gastric plication . The remaining four studies enrolled patients who underwent any of the previously mentioned procedures or revision surgeries .…”

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“…Among the eight studies on behavioural lifestyle interventions, five were conducted as RCTs (38,41,44,46), two were prospective cohort trials (40,43), and one was a retrospective cohort trial (36). All support group studies used retrospective cohort designs (32)(33)(34)(35)37,39,42,45). Most forms of behavioural management were carried out in group settings; only four were conducted individually (40,41,44,46).…”

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Post‐operative behavioural management in bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

2013

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Recent research has provided evidence that bariatric surgery maximizes long-term weight loss in patients with severe obesity. However, a substantial number of patients experience poor weight loss outcome and weight regain over time. Post-operative behavioural management may facilitate long-term weight control in bariatric surgery population. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the effects of post-operative behavioural management on weight loss following bariatric surgery. Eligible articles were systematically searched in electronic databases. Among the 414 citations, five randomized controlled trials, two prospective and eight retrospective cohort trials analysing behavioural lifestyle interventions and support groups fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The main finding is that behavioural management had a positive effect on weight loss following surgery. In 13 studies, patients receiving behavioural management had greater weight loss than patients receiving usual care or no treatment. A meta-analysis of five randomized controlled trials suggests greater weight loss in patients with behavioural lifestyle interventions compared with control groups. Post-operative behavioural management has the potential to facilitate optimal weight loss following bariatric surgery, but conclusions were limited by the small and heterogeneous samples of studies. A more rigorous empirical evaluation on its clinical significance is warranted to improve effectiveness of bariatric surgery.

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Post‐operative behavioural management in bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

2013

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“…SGM also seem to play a role in patients who undergo laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. One group demonstrated a higher decrease in BMI in patients who attended SGM [7,8].…”

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Support Group Meeting Attendance is Associated with Better Weight Loss

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“…Song et al, for example, describe a support group for gastric bypass patients led by the surgeon, nurse practitioner, or dietician, 3 whereas Elakkary et al describes a nurse-led gastric-band support group in which there was a mandatory attendance rate of > 50%. 4 Notwithstanding this heterogeneity in the literature, the tentative conclusion from previous studies is that there is a positive association between support groups and degree of postoperative weight loss. 1,4-6 One of these did not reach statistical significance, however.…”

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confidence: 98%