A Qualitative Examination of Emotional Experiences During Physical Activity Post-metabolic/Bariatric Surgery.

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Purpose

Physical activity is critical for weight loss maintenance and cardiometabolic disease prevention after metabolic/bariatric surgery (MBS), but few patients meet recommended levels. While difficulties meeting physical activity recommendations are common in the general population, those who have undergone MBS may have unique psychological barriers to activity that impede success, including negative associations with physical activity that are related to a long history with obesity, weight stigma, and physical limitations. This qualitative study aimed to better understand the positive and negative emotional experiences of post-MBS patients with regard to physical activity to inform the development of an emotion-focused intervention to increase physical activity after MBS.

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SUBMITTER: Feig EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8605775 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature