Fatores ambientais e individuais associados à qualidade de vida de indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity is a multifactorial chronic condition associated with genetic, behavioral and environmental factors. Understanding the role of the built environment and social environment in Quality of Life (QOL) is critical to reducing the negative impacts of the environment on health. Objective: To estimate the environmental and individual factors that influence the QOL of individuals who underwent bariatric surgery. Methods: A prospective cohort study conducted with adults who underwent bariatric surgery. Using longitudinal linear regression analysis, we verified the association between the domains of WHOQOL-bref Quality of Life (General QOL and domains psychological, physical health, social relations and environment) and possible influencing factors. Results: The physical domain was associated with the variables BMI and healthy selling points. The variables gender and BMI were associated with the psychological domain. In the social relations domain, an association was observed with the practice of weekly physical activity and the variable supermarkets and hypermarkets. The domain of the environment showed association with the variables sex, age and education. For general QOL, no statistical difference was found. Conclusions: Individual and contextual factors were associated with the QOL of adults who underwent bariatric surgery, although, the surgery yields positive results, the maintenance of same is strongly related to changes in lifestyle, the built environment and multi-professional guidance.