{"title":"Meeting the Unique Needs of Adolescents in Surgical Weight-Loss Programs","authors":"L. Kollar","doi":"10.1089/BAR.2012.9965","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The number of surgical weight-loss procedures performed on adolescents with morbid obesity continues to increase. The adolescent presenting for surgical weight-loss services offers unique challenges for the healthcare team. A developmental approach is necessary to provide effective care and will assist the young person to integrate the lifestyle changes necessary for achieving and maintaining maximum weight loss.","PeriodicalId":55589,"journal":{"name":"Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care","volume":"7 1","pages":"136-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2012-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/BAR.2012.9965","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1089/BAR.2012.9965","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The number of surgical weight-loss procedures performed on adolescents with morbid obesity continues to increase. The adolescent presenting for surgical weight-loss services offers unique challenges for the healthcare team. A developmental approach is necessary to provide effective care and will assist the young person to integrate the lifestyle changes necessary for achieving and maintaining maximum weight loss.