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. 2021 Jul 25;31(10):4316–4326. doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05571-y
General information

- Age (years)

- Gender (male / female)

- Marital status

- Education level

- Profession

- Current body weight (kilogram)

- Length (centimeters)

- Type of bariatric surgery

- Date of surgery (month + year)

Patient related factors

- Do you suffer from gastro-intestinal complaints after your meals. If so, which complaints? (e.g. nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea)

- How often do you have these complaints?

MVS related factors

- Do you take a MVS?

- Which MVS do you use?

- Which form of MVS do you take?

- How many MVS do you take per day?

- What do you think of the number of MVS you have to take per day?

- When do you take the MVS?

- How do you take the MVS?

- Do you take the MVS separately from calcium/vitamin D?

- Do you take the MVS with other medication?

- How often do you take your MVS?

For patients who not take the MVS daily:

- Why is it not possible to take the MVS daily?

- If you experienced complaints after taking MVS, which complaints are involved?

- When did these complaints start?

- At what time do you start to feel complaints from the MVS?

- Why did you stop taking MVS?

- How do you feel since you stopped or switch your MVS?

For patient who never take MVS:

- When did you stop taking MVS?

- If you experienced complaints after taking MVS, which complaints are involved?

- When did these complaints start?

- At what time do you start to feel complaints from the MVS?

- Why did you stop taking MVS?

- How do you feel since you stopped or switch your MVS?

Psychosocial and economic factors

- Are you motivated to take the MVS daily and lifelong?

- Do you find it annoying that your MVS use is necessary lifelong?

- Why are you not motivated?

- Do you know why it is important to take MVS lifelong?

- Do you think you can reduce the risk of vitamin deficiencies by using the MVS consistently?

- What disadvantages do you expect from MVS use?

- What do you think about the costs of your MVS? Are these costs acceptable to you?

- Would you take the MVS better if the treatment period is shorter (thus not life-long)?

- Do you think that reimbursement of MVS would improve your adherence to MVS intake?

- Are you satisfied about the achieved postoperative weight loss?

- Do you think that MVS use has influenced this weight loss?

- Do you receive emotional support for lifestyle changes after surgery?

- Is your MVS intake better because of this emotional support?

Healthcare related factors

- How do you rate the received explanation from the healthcare professionals about using MVS? If not/less satisfied: why are you less or not satisfied?

- How do you rate the attention paid to your MVS use during medical consultations? If not/less satisfied: why are you less or not satisfied?

- How do you rate the extent to which your personal preferences are taken into account by the healthcare professionals about your MVS use? If not/less satisfied: why are you less or not satisfied?

- Does the healthcare professional ask about gastro-intestinal complaints due to MVS use during medical consultations?

- Which points are unclear about MVS use in your opinion?

MVS = multivitamin supplement