Assessment of Public Attitudes Toward Weight Loss Surgery in the United States

Patrick Dolan; Cheguevara Afaneh; Matthew Symer; Gregory F Dakin; Alfons Pomp; Heather Yeo

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4650

Assessment of Public Attitudes Toward Weight Loss Surgery in the United States

JAMA Surg. 2019 Mar 1;154(3):264-266. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4650.

Authors

Patrick Dolan¹, Cheguevara Afaneh¹, Matthew Symer¹, Gregory F Dakin¹, Alfons Pomp¹, Heather Yeo^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York.
² Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York.

Abstract

This national cross-sectional survey of the US general population assesses the association of negative attitudes toward weight loss surgery and its subsequent use in obese patients.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Bariatric Surgery*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Public Opinion*
United States

Grants and funding

T32 HS000066/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States