Significados y vivencias en pacientes adultos sometidos a cirugía bariátrica

摘要

Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem and Chile prevalence has increased in recent years, showing a higher percentage of overweight in adult men and of obesity in adult women.In this context, bariatric surgery appears to be a feasible, alternative. Objective: To describemeanings and experiences of adult patients who have undergone bariatric surgery in privateclinics. Method: A qualitative approach based on Grounded Theory was used. The sampleselection was made trough key informants and snowball, and was composed of 8 women and3 men. To collect data semi-structured in depth interviews were used, and data analysis wasperformed trough open coding. Results: Three categories emerge from descriptive analysis:1) Motivations and expectations regarding bariatric surgery; 2) Experiences in relation tooverweight, and 3) Experiences in relation to food. Conclusions: Further investigation is neededfrom the subjectivity of the patients themselves, given the impact that obesity and bariatricsurgery hason people’s lives.