Graham Yitka N H, Mahawar Kamal, Singhal Rishi, Madhok Brij, Yang Wah, Riera Manel, Martinez-Duartez Pedro, Pouwels Sjaak, Sharma Mitesh, Hayes Catherine
Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing School of Nursing and Health Sciences Helen McArdle Nursing and Care Research Institute University of Sunderland Sunderland UK.
Bariatric Surgical Unit South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland UK.
Obes Sci Pract. 2023 Jan 6;9(4):329-336. doi: 10.1002/osp4.655. eCollection 2023 Aug.
The first year of the Covid-19 pandemic saw drastic changes to bariatric surgical practice, including postponement of procedures, altered patient care and impacting on the role of bariatric surgeons. The consequences of this both personally and professionally amongst bariatric surgeons has not as yet been explored.
The aim of this research was to understand bariatric surgeons' perspectives of working during the first year of the pandemic to explore the self-reported personal and professional impact.
Using a retrospective, two phased, study design with global participants recruited from closed, bariatric surgical units. The first phase used a qualitative thematic analytic framework to identify salient areas of importance to surgeons. Themes informed the construction of an on-line, confidential survey to test the potential generalizability of the interview findings with a larger representative population from the global bariatric surgical community.
Findings of the study revealed that the first year of the pandemic had a detrimental effect on bariatric surgeons both personally and professionally globally.
This study has identified the need to build resilience of bariatric surgeons so that the practice of self-care and the encouragement of help-seeking behaviors can potentially be normalized, which will in turn increase levels of mental health and wellbeing.
在新冠疫情的第一年，减肥手术的实施发生了巨大变化，包括手术延期、患者护理方式改变以及对减肥外科医生角色的影响。减肥外科医生在个人和职业方面所受的影响尚未得到探究。
本研究旨在了解减肥外科医生在疫情第一年的工作看法，以探究自我报告的个人和职业影响。
采用回顾性、两阶段研究设计，从封闭的减肥手术科室招募全球范围内的参与者。第一阶段使用定性主题分析框架来确定对外科医生重要的突出领域。这些主题为构建在线保密调查提供了依据，以检验访谈结果在来自全球减肥外科界更具代表性的人群中的潜在普遍性。
研究结果显示，疫情的第一年在全球范围内对减肥外科医生的个人和职业都产生了不利影响。
本研究确定有必要增强减肥外科医生的适应能力，以便自我护理行为和寻求帮助行为的鼓励能够潜在地正常化，这反过来将提高心理健康和幸福感水平。
