Anxiety predicts reduced weight loss 30 months after bariatric surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though psychosocial factors are routinely examined in presurgical psychological evaluations, the predictive value of some psychosocial factors on postsurgical weight loss is still relatively unknown. Additional research examining the predictive value of psychological constructs preoperatively and long-term weight outcomes is needed to enhance the clinical utility of the presurgical psychological evaluations.

Objective

This study aimed to examine psychosocial factors as predictors of weight outcomes 30 months after bariatric surgery.

Setting

University hospital in the Appalachian region of United States.

Methods

Participants included 196 adults who underwent bariatric surgery. Psychosocial data were collected as part of a routine psychological evaluat

SUBMITTER: Aylward L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233105 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature