Monitoring adherence after weight loss surgery: Identifying factors leading to non-adherence in a cohort of 207 severely obese patients who have undergone surgery. An evaluation of severely obese patients' adherence following weight loss surgery

Obese patients are increasingly being offered weight loss surgery, the success of which depends in part on the quality of a long-term follow-up after the procedure. A study was conducted with a cohort of 207 patients operated on in 2007 and 2008 who received follow-up care in a specialized nutrition department, with the aim of identifying factors affecting their adherence to their post-operative care agenda. Factors strongly linked to a lower level of adherence were the type of surgery and a patient's place of residence. These results enable us to discuss the importance of using care coordination to optimize post-operative monitoring.