Empowering Pacific Patients on the Weight Loss Surgery Pathway: A Co-designed Evaluation Study

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aut.relation.endpage966
aut.relation.issue3
aut.relation.journalObesity Surgery
aut.relation.startpage959
aut.relation.volume34
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Tamasin
dc.contributor.authorBeban, Grant
dc.contributor.authorYi, Elaine
dc.contributor.authorVeukiso, Michael
dc.contributor.authorSang-Yum, Genevieve
dc.contributor.authorDewes, Ofa
dc.contributor.authorWrapson, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorTaufa, Nalei
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Andrew RT
dc.contributor.authorSiegert, Richard
dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-04T21:19:23Z
dc.date.available2024-03-04T21:19:23Z
dc.date.issued2024-02-12
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Despite having the highest medical needs by population for weight loss treatment, Pacific patients in Aotearoa New Zealand face substantial levels of attrition in publicly funded weight loss surgery programs. In collaboration with the Auckland City Hospital bariatric surgery team, a Pacific-led preoperative weight loss surgery program was co-designed, delivered, and evaluated between 2020 and 2023. Materials and Methods: This was a single-arm, prospective co-designed evaluation study that took place at Auckland City Hospital in Aotearoa New Zealand. Participants were Pacific patients (n = 14) referred to the weight loss surgery program. Survey and video diaries were analyzed to determine if the program had the potential to increase Pacific patient retention through the preoperative stage of weight loss surgery, increase surgery completion rates, and improve the quality of treatment experiences. Results: Nine out of 14 participants attended all preoperative sessions. Six participants subsequently underwent weight loss surgery. Program components that had positive impacts on patient success and satisfaction were accessibility, information quality, having Pacific role models, cultural safety, and the group support system. The patients found the program to be culturally anchored and there was support for the implementation of the program going forward. Conclusion: This study demonstrated how a culturally anchored intervention can increase patient retention for those patients who may not respond to mainstream treatment. Adjusting existing preoperative weight loss surgery programs to integrate Pacific-led models of healthcare has the potential to increase Pacific patient resiliency to follow through with surgery. Graphical Abstract: (Figure presented.)
dc.identifier.citationObesity Surgery, ISSN: 0960-8923 (Print); 0960-8923 (Online), Springer, 34(3), 959-966. doi: 10.1007/s11695-024-07084-w
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11695-024-07084-w
dc.identifier.issn0960-8923
dc.identifier.issn0960-8923
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/17286
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-024-07084-w
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dc.subjectBariatric surgery
dc.subjectCo-design
dc.subjectCulturally competent
dc.subjectMetabolic surgery
dc.subjectPacific cultural competency
dc.subjectPacific-led
dc.subjectPreoperative surgery work-up
dc.subjectWeight loss surgery
dc.subject4203 Health Services and Systems
dc.subject32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subjectPrevention
dc.subjectPatient Safety
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectClinical Research
dc.subject1103 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subjectSurgery
dc.subject3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject3210 Nutrition and dietetics
dc.subject4206 Public health
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshObesity, Morbid
dc.subject.meshProspective Studies
dc.subject.meshBariatric Surgery
dc.subject.meshDelivery of Health Care
dc.subject.meshPower, Psychological
dc.titleEmpowering Pacific Patients on the Weight Loss Surgery Pathway: A Co-designed Evaluation Study
dc.typeJournal Article
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