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BARIAATRILISE OPERATSIOONI LÄBINUD TÄISKASVANUD INIMESTE KOGEMUSED SEOSES OPERATSIOONIKS VALMISTUMISEGA JA TOIMETULEKUGA IGAPÄEVAELU MUUTUSTEGA PÄRAST OPERATSIOONI Experiences with bariatric surgery: preparations and coping with everyday life after surgery Triin Põder, Liis Lozano, Siret Läänelaid Abstract Estonians’ experiences with bariatric surgery have not been studied before. The health-care workers could consider patient needs based on their experiences and provide appropriate measures of support. The aim of the final thesis is to describe the experiences of grownup patients, both before and after the operation. We have focused on their preparation before surgery and how they were able to cope with changes in everyday life after surgery. Here, we analyse qualitative and descriptive data collected from 12 subjects (10 female and 2 male) with directed open-ended interviews. The data was collected until the saturation of the database occurred. All the interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed by the method of inductive content analysis. As the result of the research study, it became clear that the reasons why people chose bariatric surgery were connected with overweight, health problems and difficulties in movement. They obtained information about bariatric surgery from doctors and the internet, including the social media groups of bariatric patients. Participants expressed the need of better information from their doctors. After surgery, many chronic health problems disappeared or eased significantly. The subjects experienced difficulties adjusting to changed food tastes and small portions. Furthermore, the subjects expressed a desire for further nutritional and psychological counselling before and after the surgery. The subjects experienced both support and condemnation from their relatives, 93
