Katelyn M Daigle1, Catherine H Gang2, Mariko F Kopping3, Kishore M Gadde4. 1. Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY. 3. Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC. 4. Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Electronic address: Kishore.Gadde@pbrc.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine relationships between the demographic characteristics of subjects with obesity seeking pharmaceutical-assisted weight loss and their weight loss expectations and perceptions of the causes of their obesity. METHODS: A total of 225 adults with obesity completed an obesity perceptions questionnaire (OPQ), which included 4 attribution subscales: biological, psychological, environmental, and lifestyle. Relations were analyzed among OPQ subscales, subject characteristics, and self-perceived ideal 12-month weight loss. RESULTS: Subjects desired to lose 26.4% (SD, 7.7%) of their body weight (ideal weight loss). Ideal weight loss correlated positively with the OPQ biological subscale (P = .008), body mass index (P < .001), female sex (P < .001), and past weight loss attempts (P < .001). Cronbach α was good (>.70) only for the psychological subscale. White race (P = .02), married status (P = .01), and high school or higher education (P = .02) were negatively correlated with ideal weight loss. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: When designing interventions for preventing and treating obesity, patient perceptions should be considered.
OBJECTIVE: To examine relationships between the demographic characteristics of subjects with obesity seeking pharmaceutical-assisted weight loss and their weight loss expectations and perceptions of the causes of their obesity. METHODS: A total of 225 adults with obesity completed an obesity perceptions questionnaire (OPQ), which included 4 attribution subscales: biological, psychological, environmental, and lifestyle. Relations were analyzed among OPQ subscales, subject characteristics, and self-perceived ideal 12-month weight loss. RESULTS: Subjects desired to lose 26.4% (SD, 7.7%) of their body weight (ideal weight loss). Ideal weight loss correlated positively with the OPQ biological subscale (P = .008), body mass index (P < .001), female sex (P < .001), and past weight loss attempts (P < .001). Cronbach α was good (>.70) only for the psychological subscale. White race (P = .02), married status (P = .01), and high school or higher education (P = .02) were negatively correlated with ideal weight loss. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: When designing interventions for preventing and treating obesity, patient perceptions should be considered.
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