2022
Female Patient Perceptions on Financial Incentives to Promote Follow-Up After Bariatric Surgery
Ehlers A, Vitous C, Chao G, Stricklen A, Ross R, Kullgren J, Ghaferi A. Female Patient Perceptions on Financial Incentives to Promote Follow-Up After Bariatric Surgery. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 276: 195-202. PMID: 35366424, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBariatric SurgeryDelivery of Health CareFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMotivationQualitative Research
2021
Association Between Validated Psychometric Scales and Follow-up Rates After Bariatric Surgery
Chao G, Bonham A, Stricklen A, Ross R, Ghaferi A. Association Between Validated Psychometric Scales and Follow-up Rates After Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2021, 31: 5092-5095. PMID: 34494231, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05705-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFinancial Incentives to Improve Patient Follow-up and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Chao G, Kullgren J, Ross R, Bonham A, Ghaferi A. Financial Incentives to Improve Patient Follow-up and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2021, 277: e70-e77. PMID: 34171878, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBariatric SurgeryBody Mass IndexFollow-Up StudiesHumansMotivationObesity, MorbidWeight LossConceptsExcess weight lossBariatric surgeryWeight lossSurgery datePercent excess weight lossPostoperative months 1Financial incentive programsBody mass indexGreater weight lossPostintervention patientsPractice patientsPostoperative appointmentsContemporary patientsMass indexMonths 1Control practicesHistoric patientsPatientsSurgeryControl groupHealth outcomesHistoric groupPrior visitMonthsSignificant differencesPatient-reported Comorbidity Assessment After Bariatric Surgery
Chao G, Bonham A, Ross R, Stricklen A, Ghaferi A. Patient-reported Comorbidity Assessment After Bariatric Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2021, 276: e792-e797. PMID: 33914479, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseObstructive sleep apneaComorbidity assessmentPostoperative questionnaireBariatric surgerySleep apneaBariatric surgery patientsMedical chart auditLong-term outcomesLong-term efficacyCross-sectional studyPostoperative comorbiditiesGastric bypassReflux diseasePatient comorbiditiesSurgery patientsSurgical patientsChart auditPatient reportsBACKGROUND DATAComorbiditiesPatientsResponse rateΚ statisticMean difference