Patients' perceptions of waiting for bariatric surgery: A qualitative study

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Gregory, Deborah M ^a,b   Temple Newhook, Julia ^a   Twells, Laurie K ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Eastern Health Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Bariatric surgery; Equity; Grounded theory; Health services research; Wait time

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL PATIENT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84885566047     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-86     Document Type: Article

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