| Literature DB >> 27852888 |
Carlo Lai1, Paola Aceto2, Ilaria Petrucci1, Gianluca Castelnuovo3, Cosimo Callari2, Piero Giustacchini2, Liliana Sollazzi2, Geltrude Mingrone2, Rocco Bellantone2, Marco Raffaelli2.
Abstract
Aim of this study was to investigate relationship between preoperative psychological factors and % total weight loss after gastric bypass. 76 adult patients scheduled for bariatric surgery were preoperatively asked to complete anxiety and depression Hamilton scales and Toronto Alexithymia Scale. At 3- and 6-month follow-up, body weight was assessed. At 6-month follow-up, alexithymic patients showed a poorer % total weight loss compared with non-alexithymic patients ( p = .017), and moderately depressed patients showed a lower % total weight loss compared with non-depressed patients ( p = .011). Focused pre- and postoperative psychological support could be useful in bariatric patients in order to improve surgical outcome.Entities:
Keywords: alexithymia; anxiety; bariatric surgery; depression; obesity; weight loss
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27852888 DOI： 10.1177/1359105316677750
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Health Psychol ISSN： 1359-1053