Date of Award

2020

Embargo Period

8-1-2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Health Administration

College

College of Health Professions

First Advisor

Jillian Harvey

Second Advisor

Kit N. Simpson

Third Advisor

Gwyndolan Swain

Abstract

This retrospective cross-sectional study focused on patients who were 65 years and older who have Medicare and an ICD10 code of obesity. The study uses archival billing data from the 2017 Medicare 5% Limited Data Set to examine use of bariatric surgery. This study examined the different characteristics (geographic region, age, sex, co-morbidities) for all patients with a BMI greater than 40 who had bariatric surgery in 2017 compared to patients with a BMI greater than 40 who did not receive a surgical intervention. Results found that patients who are female are associated with higher odds of receiving bariatric surgery. Patients who are older, dual eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, or have a diagnosis of diabetes with complications are associated with lower odds of receiving bariatric surgery. The results of this study should be used to target patients over the age 65, have a diagnosis of obesity, and are considering making healthy lifestyle change with bariatric surgery or other healthy options.

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