Health Tourism in Bariatric Surgery

Evaluation of Anxiety of Patients Coming to Our Country for Bariatric Surgery Through Health Tourism Using Psychiatric Tests

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06694831

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-19

Start date

2024-10-20

Completion date

2025-02-25

Last updated

2024-11-19

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Conditions

Anxiety

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to examine whether patients who come to our country for bariatric surgery via health tourism have any concerns during this process, and if they do, to determine the level of their concerns through psychometric tests, to determine the reasons for their concerns (is it related to travel, going to another country, hospital, surgery, etc.) and whether their concerns decrease after the surgery.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who came to our country through health tourism * Patients with indications for bariatric surgery * Patients over the age of 18

Exclusion criteria

* Patients under 18 years of age * Patients with psychiatric, neurological diseases or mental retardation that prevent them from completing psychometric tests * Patients with bariatric surgery indications other than health tourism * Patients who do not agree to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
anxiety scale	1 month	to examine whether they have concerns

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results