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Patient Decision Aid Summary

Title Morbid obesity.
To access it View the patient decision aid on the developer website
Audience Adults with morbid obesity (BMI ? 40 kg/m2, or BMI ? 35 kg/m2 and overweight-related comorbidity)
Options included Lifestyle interventions (improved diet and physical activity).
Motivational stay (rehabilitation stay).
Pharmacological treatments with anti-obesity drugs.
Sleeve gastrectomy.
Gastric bypass.
Year of last update or review 2022
Format Web, video, paper, PDF
Developer Centre for Shared Decision Making
Where was it developed? samvalgssenteret@unn.no
University Hospital of North Norway, Nordland Hospital, Vestfold Hospital Trust
Norway
Health condition Weight control
Language Norwegian
Based on 2025 IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this patient decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
7 out of 7 IPDAS Qualifying criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
5 out of 7 IPDAS Essential criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
Not applicable: Other IPDAS Essential criteria for patient decision aids about screening or testing
View IPDAS criteria details.

Last modified: 2025-07-29.