Research
Neural
Patients who failed to complete outstanding program requirements were significantly more likely to be involved in outpatient behavioral health treatment.
Practitioners should consider the mental health status of patients when assessing their likelihood of completing bariatric surgery.
StrongSupportsmedium confidence
They were significantly more likely to be involved in outpatient behavioral health treatment (chi-square 12.90, P.05).
Why this rating
Based on the analysis of data from 129 patients.
Source
Integrated health article Psychological risk may influence drop-out prior to bariatric surgery
Julie Merrell et al. · 2012
cohort · n=129
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