Panhofer, P. T.; Rothe, S; Krebs, M; Denecke, C; Grote, B; Türler, A; Zehetner, J; Steffen, R; Melmer, A; Laimer, Markus; Kröll, Dino; Nett, Philipp C. (2018). BARiatric Basic Questionnairy for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Interest in complementary medicine in 789 obese patients from Austria, Switzerland and Germany (Unpublished). In: Österreichischer Chirurgenkongress 2018.
Aims: Obesity is the major multifactorial metabolic burden of the 21st century. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) add to the multidisciplinary treatment options. Aim of the study was to investigate
the interest in TCM among bariatric patients.
Methods: From April 2017, 789 patients from Germany (D: 265), Austria (A: 126) and Switzerland (CH: 398) answered the
anonymous BARBQTCM questionnaires in the outpatient wards of the obesity centres. Age (median 46y), sex (female: 67.8%),
Body Mass Index (BMI: median 37kg/m2; IQR: 30-44) and prior experience with CAM (414: 52.5%) were assessed.
Results: 672 respondents (85.2%) had professional nutritional counselling, 602 underwent diverse dietary programs (76.3%).
Nearly half of the Swiss tried out weight loss drugs (D-A-CH: 22.3% vs. 25.4% vs. 48.0%; p<0.05). 522 patients (66.2%) underwent
bariatric surgery: gastric banding (61/522: 11.7%), sleeve gastrectomy (187/522: 35.8%), Y-Roux (227/522: 43.5%) and Omega-Loop
(47/522: 9.0%) gastric bypass. 166 respondents (31.8%) reported weight regain (>10 kilograms) after bariatric surgery. 659
respondents (83.5%) were interested in TCM. Top-3 indications for TCM therapy included weight problems (505/659: 76.6%)
followed by chronic fatigue (439/659: 66.6%) and joint complaints (399/659: 60.5%). Austrians were least interested in eastern
therapies: TCM nutritional advices (D-A-CH: 53.4% vs. 41.3% vs. 53.0%; p<0.05), acupuncture (D-A-CH: 43.8% vs. 30.2% vs. 48.5%;
p<0.05) and herbal therapy (D-A-CH: 31.3% vs. 30.2% vs. 35.7%; n.s.).
Conclusions: TCM has developed as important option in the interest of obese people. Standardized programs have to be offered
to face the therapeutic challenge, especially in Austria.
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Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Visceral Surgery 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition |
UniBE Contributor: |
Laimer, Markus, Kröll, Dino, Nett, Philipp C. |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Lilian Karin Smith-Wirth |
Date Deposited: |
03 Oct 2019 13:04 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:28 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/130498 |
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