Cohort profile: The Bariatric Experience Long Term (BELONG): a long-term prospective study to understand the psychosocial, environmental, health and behavioural predictors of weight loss and regain in patients who have bariatric surgery

• Kristina H Lewis,
• Ming Ji,
• Karen J Coleman,
• Silvia R Paz,
• Bhumi B Bhakta,
• Brianna Taylor,
• Jialuo Liu,
• Tae K Yoon,
• Mayra Macias,
• David E Arterburn,
• Cecelia L Crawford,
• Adam Drewnowksi,
• Marlaine S Figueroa Gray,
• Laurel D Hansell,
• Darren D Moore,
• Sameer B Murali,
• Deborah R Young

Affiliations

Kristina H Lewis

Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Ming Ji

College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

Karen J Coleman

Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA

Silvia R Paz

Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA

Bhumi B Bhakta

Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA

Brianna Taylor

Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA

Jialuo Liu

Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA

Tae K Yoon

Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA

Mayra Macias

Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA

David E Arterburn

Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Cecelia L Crawford

Regional Nursing Research Program, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA

Adam Drewnowksi

Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Marlaine S Figueroa Gray

Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Laurel D Hansell

Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Darren D Moore

Marriage and Family Therapy Program, The Family Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA

Sameer B Murali

Center for Obesity Medicine & Metabolic Performance, Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA

Deborah R Young

Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA