Feasibility and Links Between Emotions, Physical States, and Eating Behavior in Patients After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Experience Sampling Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lifestyle modification is essential to achieve and maintain successful outcomes after metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS). Emotions, physical states, and contextual factors are considered important determinants of maladaptive eating behavior, emphasizing their significance in understanding and addressing weight management. In this context, experience sampling methodology (ESM) offers promise for measuring lifestyle and behavior in the patient's natural environment. Nevertheless, there is limited research on its feasibility and association among emotions and problematic eating behavior within the population after MBS.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the feasibility of ESM in the population after MBS regarding emotions, physical states, contextual factors, and p

SUBMITTER: Kuipers EAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11923469 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature