Table 3 Focus Group Semi-Structured Interview Guide

Life Changes Since Surgery

• How have things changed for the better in your life and since you had bariatric surgery? What things have changed for the worse?

• What were some of the surprises? What changes occurred in your life which were unexpected?

• Just focusing on your health, what effects has bariatric surgery had on your health?

• How about your social life and relationships, what specific effects did the surgery have in this area?

• How about any lifestyle changes, your activities, interests, etc., how has the surgery changed this aspect of your life?

• Thinking about your emotions and personality and the way you feel, how has the surgery affected this part of your life?

• Probe any other psychological related changes Overall what would you say are some of the things you struggle with the most since your surgery?