Research Article

The Work behind Weight-Loss Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis of Food Intake after the First Two Years Post-Op

Table 1

Open-ended interview questions.

(1) How has bariatric surgery affected your quality of life now that you are 2+ years post-op?
(2) What is different for you now than after the first year post-op?
(3) How has bariatric surgery impacted your health? (both positively and negatively)
(4) How has bariatric surgery impacted your emotional health?
(5) How has bariatric surgery impacted your personal relationships?
(6) How has weight-loss surgery (WLS) affected your nutritional intake?
(7) What types of WLS support groups or online communities do you participate in, if any? Why or why not?
(8) What are the things only people who have had WLS know about that most outsiders would not?
(9) What are the cultural/social implications you have experienced since having WLS?
(10) Tell me about your personal satisfaction with bariatric surgery.