Abstract
This study sought to identify the Social Representations of Obesity among 15 individuals who underwent bariatric surgery through the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) method and were subjected to Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) due to weight relapse. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed via Descending Hierarchical Classification. Obesity was associated with physical limitations and difficulties in social relationships. Prejudice and difficulty in changing habits are associated with the choice to undergo surgical treatment and to weight relapse. The suffering that goes along with obesity and the difficulty in changing habits seem to be associated with the search for surgical help.
Highlights
Resumo: Este estudo procurou identificar as representações sociais da obesidade entre 15 indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica pelo método Bypass Gástrico em Y de Roux (RYGB) e submetidos à Coagulação por Plasma de Argônio (APC) devido à recidiva de peso
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) aiming to reach normal body mass index (BMI) and expected to be able to stay in this weight range
Three participants were obese, this may be indicative of the difficulty in maintaining low weight despite performing the procedures (RYGB and Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC))
Summary
Resumo: Este estudo procurou identificar as representações sociais da obesidade entre 15 indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica pelo método Bypass Gástrico em Y de Roux (RYGB) e submetidos à Coagulação por Plasma de Argônio (APC) devido à recidiva de peso. Resumen: Este estudio buscó identificar las representaciones sociales de la obesidad entre 15 individuos que se sometieron a cirugía bariátrica utilizando el método de bypass gástrico Roux-en-Y (RYGB) y que se sometieron a coagulación con plasma de argón (APC) debido a una recaída en el peso. When conventional treatments do not provide the desired results, bariatric surgery emerges as an effective method for weight loss among obese individuals (Magouliotis et al, 2019; Vuuren et al, 2016). The most commonly used surgery method, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), results in a 35.8% body weight loss in the first year and 27.7% in 10 years (Brunaldi et al, 2018). Relapse is caused by several factors and is related to gastrojejunal anastomosis (GJA) dilatation, in addition to genetic, psychological, environmental and behavioral factors (Brunaldi et al, 2018)
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