Predictors of physical and mental health in persons with morbid obesity attending a patient education course - a two-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with morbid obesity (body mass index ≥40) may experience changes in their health after participating in a tailored patient education course. The aims of this study were to assess the changes in physical and mental health in persons with morbid obesity during the 2 years following an educational course and to explore possible socio-demographic, treatment, and personal predictors of physical and mental health outcomes.

Methods

In this prospective longitudinal cohort study, self-report questionnaire data were collected from people with morbid obesity at the beginning of mandatory educational courses while on a waiting list for gastric surgery and at two-year follow-up. Of the 185 who attended the courses, 142 (77%) volunteered to participate in the study, and

SUBMITTER: Lerdal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5433048 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature