Bariatric Surgery: What Is the Relationship Between Bariatric Surgery Patients and Their Self-Efficacy Toward the Recommendations of Bariatric Surgery‪?‬

In 2006, the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) reported an estimated 177,600 people in the U.S. had bariatric surgery.1 This is a descriptive study regarding pre- and post-bariatric surgery patients’ self-efficacy toward successful adherence to recommendations of bariatric surgery. A questionnaire was completed by a group of bariatric surgery patients to measure self-efficacy pre- (n=20) and post-surgery (n=9). The results indicate weight loss and each domain show a statistical significance with overall success. This indicates that individuals with a higher pre-surgery self-efficacy toward successful adherence to the recommendations of bariatric surgery will experience greater weightloss. More specifically, it demonstrates that they were more confident towards the statements that they could lose weightafter surgery, achieve their goal weight and change their diet for life.