Impact of SR-RYGB and SG on Psychological Health
RP, anxiety, bodily pain, depressive symptoms, Depression
For the changes from baseline over the 5-year period of follow-ups there were no significant surgery group-by-time interaction effects for any of the psychological health variables (all P > 0.2) and, therefore, the impact of bariatric surgery on psychological health was analyzed for the sample as a whole (Figs. Depression and anxiety scores over 5 years of follow-up in participants undergoing silastic ring Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. Changes from pre-surgery (time 0) for depressive symptoms (a) and anxiety symptoms (b) at annual post-surgery follow-up assessments. Data are means ± SEM. *P < 0.05 vs preceding measurementRAND-36 domain scores over 5 years of follow-up in participants undergoing silastic ring Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. Changes from pre-surgery (time 0) for physical functioning (PF, a), role limitations caused by physical health problems (RP, b), role limitations caused by emotional problems (RE, c), energy/fatigue (EF, d), emotional well-being (EW, e), social functioning (SF, f), bodily pain (BP, g), and general health (GH, h) at annual post-surgery follow-up assessments. Data are means ± SEM. *P < 0.05 vs preceding measurement