Satisfaction with permanent changes after cancer surgery: From personal satisfaction of gastric cancer survivors with post-gastrectomy weight loss

Lee, Seung Soo; Chung, Hoyoung; Kwon, Oh Kyoung

doi:10.1016/j.asjsur.2021.11.067

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“…A previous study showed that patients with gastric cancer who were obese had spontaneous satisfaction with weight loss 5 years after the surgery 28 . In that study, no clinical efforts were made to alter the information processing of the patients regarding their weight loss, and this self-justification was not yet apparent at 1-year follow-up postoperatively.…”

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Impact on quality of life with affirmative feedback on weight loss after gastrectomy

Lee,

Chung,

Kwon

2023

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This study investigated the feasibility of improving post-gastrectomy satisfaction/quality of life (QoL) of gastric cancer survivors by readjusting their expectations through patient interviews. Weight loss after gastric cancer surgery is common, and a change in the departmental policy helped in providing cancer survivors with an alternative interpretation of lost weight. Under the new policy, a group of patients who were preoperatively overweight or obese were provided with affirmative feedback, despite their postoperative weight loss. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QoL Questionnaire-C30 and -STO22 were used to assess the QoL. The postoperative 1-year QoL was compared before (control) and after policy changes (affirmative-feedback group) in preoperatively overweight (or obese) patients who lost weight. Despite the weight loss, the affirmative-feedback group exhibited a higher percentage of “less worried” responses (90.4%) on low body weight concerns as compared to the control group (76.5%; P = 0.037). Significant QoL advantages were also observed in the affirmative-feedback group on multiple scales (global health status/QoL, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, dysphagia, dry mouth, and body image). Patient interviews with affirmative feedback on weight loss improved weight satisfaction and QoL in gastric cancer survivors who lost weight.

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confidence: 99%