Obesity Surgery · 8 authors, 4 centres
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This cross-sectional study of 578 post-bariatric surgery patients found that higher quality of care transitions during hospital discharge was associated with weaker weight regain 24 months after surgery and fewer patient safety incidents, such as unplanned readmissions and medication complications.
The study used a cross-sectional design with 578 post-bariatric surgery patients who completed a standardized assessment on care transition quality, surgery- and nutrition-related characteristics, and patient safety incidents. Central results showed that the association between time since surgery and weight regain was weaker in patients with high quality of care transitions (B = 2.27, p < .001). Limitations include the cross-sectional design, which prevents causal inference, potential memory biases due to varying time since surgery, and possible sampling bias from recruitment partly through one hospital. The findings suggest that effective discharge processes may support weight maintenance and reduce safety incidents, but prospective longitudinal studies are needed to verify causal effects.
