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Experiences and overall impact reported by people living with obesity: results from a multinational study.

Esther Artime, Swarna Khare, Sarah Zimner-Rapuch, Josefine Redig, Caragh Flannery, Victoria Higgins, Andrea Leith, Ashley Mortimer, Bruno Halpern, Nasreen Alfaris

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Article in SAGE open medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors.

Esther ArtimeEli Lilly and Company, Alcobendas, Spain.
Swarna KhareEli Lilly and Company, Bracknell, UK.
Sarah Zimner-RapuchEli Lilly and Company, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
Josefine RedigEli Lilly and Company, Stockholm, Sweden.
Caragh FlanneryEli Lilly and Company, Cork, Ireland.
Victoria HigginsAdelphi Real World, Bollington, UK.
Andrea LeithAdelphi Real World, Bollington, UK.
Ashley MortimerAdelphi Real World, Bollington, UK.
Bruno HalpernDepartment of Obesity, Hospital 9 de Julho, São Paulo, Brazil.
Nasreen AlfarisEndocrinology Diabetes, Metabolism, and Obesity Medicine, Obesity, Endocrine, and Metabolism Center (OEMC), King Fahad Medical City (KFMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To explore the impact of obesity on clinical outcomes, health-related quality of life, emotional well-being, and work productivity in people/patients with obesity across six countries by body mass index and the presence of complications. Methods: Adelphi Real World Obesity Disease Specific Programme™ captured data related to physicians and their consulting people/patients with obesity on a weight management program or anti-obesity medication in Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates from April to December 2022. Physicians reported data for up to eight qualifying people/patients with obesity. People/patients with obesity voluntarily completed outcome measures: 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, emotional well-being, and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment. Results: Of 1506 people/patients with obesity, 58% were female (mean ± standard deviation age: 41 ± 12.7 years; body mass index: 32.3 kg/m Conclusion: Results suggest that obesity alongside the presence of complications negatively impacts health-related quality of life, emotional well-being, and work productivity, reinforcing the need for comprehensive interventions for this complex health issue.

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Health-related quality of lifeobesitypatient-reported outcomesreal worldwork productivity

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PMID39871849
PMCPMC11770732

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