BACKGROUND: Stay-at-home orders in response to the Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) have forced abrupt changes to daily routines. The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of the Stay-at-home orders on the waiting list for bariatric surgery in our Department of Medical and Surgical during covid-19 pandemic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this observational retrospective study, from the 9th of March to 18th May 2020, the patients of our Department were invited to answer to a 14-questions multiple-choice questionnaire relative to weight changes, working activity, daily exercise, dietary behaviors, and conditions potentially impacting the nutritional choices
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
52
An online survey format was administered to all obese patients on the waiting list for bariatric surgery in our Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences to obtain information about the COVID- 19 pandemic's impact on patients with obesity starting March 09, 2020 until May 18, 2020.
Nicola Tartaglia
Foggia, Italy
evaluate the impact of the Lock-down period on the mental and physical health of obese patients on the waiting list for bariatric surgery in our Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences during covid-19 pandemic.
we have used a 14-questions multiple-choice questionnaire relative to weight changes, working activity, daily exercise, dietary behaviors, and conditions potentially impacting the nutritional choices
Time frame: March - May 2020
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