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Bariatric treatments for adult obesity - Institute of Health Economics

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Regulatory status ....................................................................................................................................... 73Methodology ..................................................................................................................................................... 75Literature search ........................................................................................................................................ 75Selection <strong>of</strong> literature ................................................................................................................................ 75Quality assessment .................................................................................................................................... 75Data extraction .......................................................................................................................................... 75Data analysis and synthesis ...................................................................................................................... 75Description <strong>of</strong> the Included Systematic Reviews/HTAs ........................................................................... 76Characteristics <strong>of</strong> the included studies ................................................................................................... 76Methodological quality <strong>of</strong> the included systematic reviews ................................................................ 77Evidence on Safety .......................................................................................................................................... 77Dietary treatment/physical exercise ....................................................................................................... 77Behavioural therapy .................................................................................................................................. 77Pharmacotherapy ...................................................................................................................................... 77<strong>Bariatric</strong> surgery ......................................................................................................................................... 78Evidence on Efficacy/Effectiveness............................................................................................................. 80Weight loss ................................................................................................................................................. 80Risk factors/comorbidities ...................................................................................................................... 85<strong>Health</strong>-related quality <strong>of</strong> life (HrQoL)................................................................................................... 86Long-term outcomes ................................................................................................................................ 88Findings from other SRs that assessed multiple treatment strategies ............................................... 92Clinical Practice Guidelines/Position Statements ....................................................................................... 94Discussion ......................................................................................................................................................... 94Assessment limitations ............................................................................................................................. 94Methodological issues <strong>of</strong> the primary studies ....................................................................................... 95Impacts <strong>of</strong> patient characteristics on outcomes ................................................................................... 95Gaps in evidence and future research .................................................................................................... 97Implementation consideration ................................................................................................................ 98Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................................ 99Appendix T.A: Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 101Appendix T.B: Excluded Studies ................................................................................................................. 110Appendix T.C: Methodological Quality Assessment ................................................................................ 113<strong>Bariatric</strong> <strong>treatments</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>adult</strong> <strong>obesity</strong> – March 2012ix

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