The influence of preoperative psychological factors on weight loss after bariatric surgery: A preliminary report

Carlo Lai; Paola Aceto; Ilaria Petrucci; Gianluca Castelnuovo; Cosimo Callari; Piero Giustacchini; Liliana Sollazzi; Geltrude Mingrone; Rocco Domenico Alfonso Bellantone; Marco Raffaelli

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The influence of preoperative psychological factors on weight loss after bariatric surgery: A preliminary report

Carlo Lai, Paola Aceto, Ilaria Petrucci, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Cosimo Callari, Piero Giustacchini, Liliana Sollazzi, Geltrude Mingrone, Rocco Domenico Alfonso Bellantone, Marco Raffaelli

University of Rome La Sapienza

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Aim of this study was to investigate relationship between preoperative psychological factors and % total weight loss after gastric bypass. 76 adult patients scheduled for bariatric surgery were preoperatively asked to complete anxiety and depression Hamilton scales and Toronto Alexithymia Scale. At 3- and 6-month follow-up, body weight was assessed. At 6-month follow-up, alexithymic patients showed a poorer % total weight loss compared with non-alexithymic patients (p =.017), and moderately depressed patients showed a lower % total weight loss compared with non-depressed patients (p =.011). Focused pre- and postoperative psychological support could be useful in bariatric patients in order to improve surgical outcome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	518-525
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316677750
Publication status	Published - 2019

Keywords

Applied Psychology
alexithymia
anxiety
bariatric surgery
depression
obesity
weight loss

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