The Role of Anxiety and Depression in The Success of Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery

Between evaluating factors of the success in Sleeve gastrectomy surgery, psychological factors are important because of the personal perception of successful treatment. In this study, the role of anxiety and depression as two common disorders in patients undergoing surgery was investigated. The present study is a qualitative study to investigate the phenomenological method of the lived experience of individuals who went thorough Sleeve surgery. Twenty successful or unsuccessful people in weight loss were selected using a homogeneous Sampling method from all of whom went thorough Sleeve surgery one year ago. The findings show that preoperative anxiety and depression are more focused on related psychological maladaptation or the defect in social function due to obesity and overweight, but the role and importance of anxiety and depression after surgery was more due to temporary fractures or post-surgical abnormalities such as hair loss, lethargy, oversleeping, and so on. Anxiety and depression play important roles in the perception of surgery success so that anxiety and depression give people an emotional feedback about the surgery usefulness. If the surgery resolves obesity-related discomforts, has fewer side effects, one can follow the doctor's instructions after surgery and do not have weight gain, the feeling of anxiety and depression is reduced and the person feels positive about the surgery successful.