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RESUMEN La tasa de cirugía bariátrica en personas cada vez más jóvenes ha ido aumentando, sin embargo, son escasos los datos sobre la evolución del funcionamiento psicosocial de población joven sometida a esta intervención. Surge la necesidad de conocer diferencias y similitudes con población adulta. Objetivo: Explorar las experiencias y necesidades pre y postoperatorias de jóvenes sometidos a cirugía bariátrica en centros de salud de Chile. Método: Estudio cualitativo de alcance exploratorio/descriptivo y de corte transversal. Se aplicaron entrevistas semi-estructuradas a 27 jóvenes de entre 18 y 27 años sometidos a cirugía bariátrica. Los datos fueron analizados mediante la técnica de codificación abierta de la teoría fundamentada. Resultados: Se identifican cuatro categorías respecto a la evolución del proceso operatorio, incluyendo: historial de obesidad, motivos de consulta, vivencias postoperatorias, y factores ambientales y personales facilitadores del proceso. Discusión: Los participantes exhiben, en general, experiencias similares a las reportadas por adultos. No obstante, se evidencian elementos específicos al contexto y etapa evolutiva de la juventud, que son necesarios de considerar en el acompañamiento profesional y familiar pre y postoperatorio a corto y largo plazo.
ABSTRACT The rate of bariatric surgery has increased in younger populations, nonetheless data about the psychosocial evolution of young adults who undergo this intervention is scarce. Thus, there is a need to understand the differences and similarities of experiences compared with older adults. Aim: To explore pre- and post-operative experiences and needs of young adults who underwent bariatric surgery in health care centers in Chile. Method: Cross-sectional qualitative study with an exploratory/descriptive scope. We interviewed 27 young adults between 18 and 27 years old, who underwent bariatric surgery. Data were analyzed using open coding technique from grounded theory. Results: Four categories regarding the evolution of the operative process were identified. These included: obesity history, surgery motives, postoperative experiences, as well as environmental and personal facilitators of the process. Discussion: Participants, in general, showed similar experiences compared to the ones reported by adults. Nonetheless, we found specific elements of the developmental period and age-specific context, which are necessary to consider for the short- and long-term pre- and post-operative professional and family support.
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Humans , Patients , Health Centers , Adolescent , Bariatric Surgery , Young Adult , Postoperative Period , Preoperative Period , ObesityABSTRACT
Prospective associations among parent-adolescent acceptance and familism values in early and middle adolescence and sibling intimacy in late adolescence and young adulthood were assessed in 246 Mexican-origin families. Older sibling gender and sibling gender constellation were investigated as moderators of these associations. Sibling intimacy was stable over time and younger siblings with older sisters reported higher levels of sibling intimacy than those with older brothers. As predicted, stronger familism values were associated with greater sibling intimacy, but this link was evident only for older sisters and for girl-girl dyads. The links from mother- and father-acceptance to sibling intimacy also depended on the gender constellation of the sibling dyad: Higher levels of maternal warmth were associated with greater sibling intimacy for older sisters and girl-girl sibling pairs but higher levels of paternal warmth were linked to greater sibling intimacy only for older siblings in mixed-gender sibling dyads. Findings are consistent with prior research on the role of gender in family relationships but extend this work to encompass the effects of both parents' and siblings' gender, as well as the role of sociocultural values in parents' socialization influences.
