BACKGROUND: The search for replicable predictors of the outcomes of surgical intervention for obesity has proven challenging, with patient selection being a recurrent theme in bariatric literature. METHODS: In this study, 20 gastric bypass patients were interviewed at an average of 2 years following surgery. Subjects provided extensive data relating to their characteristics and experiences. RESULTS: Statistical analyses were undertaken to establish likely predictors of success, both in terms of percentage of excess weight lost and in broader terms. It was found that self-esteem, some scales of the Adjective Checklist, and valuing of food and eating related to a successful outcome. CONCLUSION: Recommendations are made regarding an interview schedule for pre-operative assessment, and a prospective study to evaluate its predictive power is proposed.
BACKGROUND: The search for replicable predictors of the outcomes of surgical intervention for obesity has proven challenging, with patient selection being a recurrent theme in bariatric literature. METHODS: In this study, 20 gastric bypass patients were interviewed at an average of 2 years following surgery. Subjects provided extensive data relating to their characteristics and experiences. RESULTS: Statistical analyses were undertaken to establish likely predictors of success, both in terms of percentage of excess weight lost and in broader terms. It was found that self-esteem, some scales of the Adjective Checklist, and valuing of food and eating related to a successful outcome. CONCLUSION: Recommendations are made regarding an interview schedule for pre-operative assessment, and a prospective study to evaluate its predictive power is proposed.
Authors: Michelle R Lent; Lisa Bailey-Davis; Brian A Irving; G Craig Wood; Adam M Cook; Annemarie G Hirsch; Christopher D Still; Peter N Benotti; Jennifer Franceschelli-Hosterman Journal: Obes Surg Date: 2016-12 Impact factor: 4.129
Authors: Jeanne McPhee; Eve Khlyavich Freidl; Julia Eicher; Jeffrey L Zitsman; Michael J Devlin; Tom Hildebrandt; Robyn Sysko Journal: Eur Eat Disord Rev Date: 2015-09-17
Authors: Johann F Kinzl; Maria Schrattenecker; Christian Traweger; Franz Aigner; Michaela Fiala; Wilfried Biebl Journal: Obes Surg Date: 2007-02 Impact factor: 4.129