Natvik, Eli http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-4254
Råheim, Målfrid http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0458-9495
Sviland, Randi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5418-8147
Funding for this research was provided by:
Western Norway University Of Applied Sciences
Article History
Accepted: 4 January 2021
First Online: 13 January 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors are solely responsible for the content and writing of the paper. The authors report no conflicts of interest.
: The Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics approved the current research, connected to a larger research project exploring long-term experiences after bariatric surgery (Project 2009/2195, REK Vest). The study participant, given the pseudonym Thea, received information about the study orally and in writing, and signed the informed consent form before the interviews. She made the decision about telling her story and making it available for research purposes and has read and comment our analyses. Thea has approved of our use of her story in the current article. In such, she has participated in the whole research process.