The impact of psychological support on weight loss post weight loss surgery: a randomised control trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the impact of a health psychology-led bariatric rehabilitation service (BRS) on patient weight loss following bariatric surgery at 1 year.

Methods

A single-site open-randomised parallel group control trial based at St. Richard's Hospital in Chichester in the UK. Patients (n = 162) were recruited immediately prior to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and randomly allocated to receive either treatment as usual (n = 80) or the BRS (n = 82). The BRS involved three 50-min one-to-one sessions with a health psychologist and provided information, support and mentoring pre and post surgery addressing psychological issues such as dietary control, self esteem, coping and emotional eating. Weight loss was assessed at 1 year. The key outc

SUBMITTER: Ogden J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4346662 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature