Table 1.
Characteristics of health professionals and patients participating in the survey (n = 258)
| Health professionals (n = 168) | |
| Number female (%) | 77 (45.8) |
| Country (%) | |
| UK | 160 (95.2) |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 (1.2) |
| Belgium | 1 (0.6) |
| Not specified | 5 (3.0) |
| Type of health professional (%) | |
| Surgeon | 81 (48.2) |
| Dietitian | 33 (19.6) |
| Specialist nurse | 24 (14.3) |
| Bariatric physician | 12 (7.1) |
| Psychologist | 10 (6.0) |
| Anaesthetist | 3 (1.8) |
| GP | 3 (1.8) |
| Physiotherapist | 1 (0.6) |
| Others | 1 (0.6) |
| Patients (n = 90) | |
| Number female (%) | 59 (65.6) |
| Mean age (SD) | 54.4 years (9.6 years) |
| Number with ‘White British’ ethnicity (%) | 86 (95.6) |
| Marital status (%) | |
| Married | 52 (57.8) |
| Divorced | 18 (20.0) |
| Single | 14 (15.6) |
| Co-habiting | 3 (3.3) |
| Widowed | 3 (3.3) |
| Employment status (%) | |
| Employed full-time | 34 (37.8) |
| Retired | 21 (23.3) |
| Employed part-time | 11 (12.2) |
| Unemployed and seeking work | 8 (8.9) |
| Unemployed on sickness/disability | 7 (7.8) |
| Housewife/househusband | 5 (5.6) |
| Others | 4 (4.4) |
| Number post-operative (%) | 88 (97.8) |
| Type of operation (%) | |
| Roux-en-Y gastric bypass | 58 (65.9) |
| Adjustable gastric band | 21 (23.9) |
| Sleeve gastrectomy | 6 (6.8) |
| More than one type of surgery | 2 (2.3) |
| Others | 1 (1.1) |
| Mean time since surgery (SD)a | 3.5 years (2.1 years) |
SD standard deviation
aThis data was missing for five post-operative patients, making n = 83