%0 Journal Article
%T To be or not to be active ¨C a matter of attitudes and social support? Women¡¯s perceptions of physical activity five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery
%A Ata Ghaderi
%A Daniel Berglind
%A Fanny Sellberg
%A Margareta Persson
%A Sofie Possmark
%J International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2019.1612704
%X ABSTRACT Purpose: Despite positive health advantages of post-surgery physical activity (PA) for bariatric surgery patients, the majority is not sufficiently physically active. The aim was to explore women¡¯s perceptions and experiences concerning PA five years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surgery. Methods: Eleven women were interviewed five years post-surgery. Grounded Theory approach was applied. Results: The core-category ¡°Attitudes and surrounding environment influence activity levels¡± includes three attitudes towards PA: ¡°Positive attitudes¡±, ¡°Shifting attitudes¡± and ¡°Negative attitudes¡±. Participants with a positive attitude were regularly physically active, felt supported and proud of their achievements. Contrary, participants with a negative attitude didn¡¯t prioritize PA, didn¡¯t feel supported and saw no need or benefit of PA. Some participants revealed an on-off behaviour, hovering between the attitudes of vigorous PA and sedentary lifestyle, without sustainable balance. The majority mostly viewed PA as a mean to lose weight. Conclusion: The level of perceived post-surgery PA was related to the participants¡¯ attitudes towards PA and whether or not they had a supportive environment. These findings might explain why bariatric surgery patients often fail to be sufficiently active post-surgery, and highlight the need for prolonged support and motivational interventions to promote sustainable PA post-bariatric surgery
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17482631.2019.1612704