ADHERENCE, ANTHROPOMETRIC CHANGES AND HOSPITAL OUTCOME OF BARIATRIC SURGERY CANDIDATES, FOLLOWED UP VIA E-HEALTH OR IN-PERSON: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS OF NON-INFERIORITY OF COHORT STUDIES.

Pre- and/or post-bariatric surgery monitoring is crucial for the success of long-term obesity treatment and can be carried out via e-Health or in person. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the non-inferiority of monitoring via e-Health compared to in-person monitoring in hospital and anthropometric outcomes of obese individuals candidates for bariatric surgery. Cohort studies were included, involving candidates for bariatric surgery and followed pre- or post-surgery via in-person or e-Health format. We used the following databases: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, LILACS, Scielo and gray literature. The outcomes evaluated were: Body Mass Index (BMI), hospital readmission, emergency room visits, surgical conversion, adherence and satisfaction.