Health Dietary Program for Patient after Sleeve Gastrectomy: Case - Control Study

Background: In general, obesity has been increasing at an alarming rate over the past 50 years. In 2022, obesity and its comorbidities accounted for 14.3 percent of this world healthcare expenditure. Weight loss surgery is considered a safe and durable treatment option for obesity. The techniques have been continuously evolving to yield better outcomes. The studies showed that post-operative complications increased with physical inactivity and therefore reduces patient’s quality of life (1), The Gastroenterology Endoscopic Department Al-Kindy-Teaching Hospital – Baghdad-Iraq (2019), mentioned that dietary habits play a significant role in the development of gastrointestinal disorders(2). so that this activity describes the dietary program after sleeve gastrectomy and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in the management of patients with obesity. and the extent to which a patient's behavior conforms to the instructions given by health practitioners (3). Objective: To find out the effectiveness of rehabilitation program on patient's nutritional status after sleeve gastrectomy, to find out the relationship between patient's nutritional status and demographic characteristics (age, sex, and level of education). Material and Methods: The design used in the current study is a quasi-experimental design -experimental design (two -groups comparison), the study was conducted in center of hepatopathy and digestive diseases in AL-Hussein Teaching Hospital at AL-Muthanna city in Iraq. Study Sample: A non-probability (purposive) sample was taken from patients who performed gastric sleeve and the sample was (50) patients. Use questionnaire in this study. Result: It was found that there is an effectiveness of the program on the case group with the post-test when compared with the control group after implementation program. Conclusion: The patient after sleeve gastrectomy have inadequate knowledge concerning dietary. The program which implemented on patients had a benefit feedback on patients.