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Decision Aid Summary

Title Obesity: Should I Have Weight-Loss Surgery?
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Audience For obese adults whom lifestyle changes have not helped lose enough weight.
Options included Have weight-loss surgery.
Do not have weight-loss surgery.
Year of last update or review 2021
Format Web, paper
Developer Healthwise
Where was it developed? www.healthwise.org
Healthwise
US
Health condition Weight control
Type of decision aid Treatment
Language English
Based on IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
7 out of 7 criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
7 out of 8 criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
Not applicable: other criteria for decision aids about screening or testing

Last modified: 2024-03-04.