Rationale and design of a feasibility and acceptability RCT of romantic partner and support figure attendance during bariatric surgery visits

As US obesity rates increase, more patients, particularly females, are seeking out bariatric surgery. As bariatric surgery patients' social supports have been vastly understudied, clinicians and researchers have limited information about how to include support figures, including romantic partne...

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Main Authors: Megan Ferriby, Keeley Pratt, Lorraine Wallace, Brian C. Focht, Sabrena Noria, Bradley Needleman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865419300146