Short-term changes in affective, behavioral, and cognitive components of body image after bariatric surgery

Copyright © 2018 American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND: Many bariatric surgery candidates report body image concerns before surgery. Research has reported post-surgical improvements in body satisfaction, which may be associated with weight loss. However, research has failed to comprehensively examine changes in affective, behavioral, and cognitive body image.

OBJECTIVES: This research examined (1) short-term changes in affective, behavioral, and cognitive components of body image from pre-surgery to 1- and 6-months after bariatric surgery, and (2) the association between percent weight loss and these changes.

SETTING: Participants were recruited from a private hospital in the midwestern United States.

METHODS: Eighty-eight females (original N = 123; lost to follow-up: n = 15 at 1-month and n = 20 at 6-months post-surgery) completed a questionnaire battery, including the Body Attitudes Questionnaire, Body Checking Questionnaire, Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire, and Body Shape Questionnaire, and weights were obtained from patients' medical records before and at 1- and 6-months post-surgery.

RESULTS: Results indicated significant decreases in body dissatisfaction, feelings of fatness, and body image avoidance at 1- and 6-months after bariatric surgery, with the greatest magnitude of change occurring for body image avoidance. Change in feelings of fatness was significantly correlated with percent weight loss at 6-months, but not 1-month, post-surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the importance of examining short-term changes in body image from a multidimensional perspective in the effort to improve postsurgical outcomes. Unique contributions include the findings regarding the behavioral component of body image, as body image avoidance emerges as a particularly salient concern that changes over time among bariatric surgery candidates.

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CommentIn: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Apr;14(4):526-527. - PMID 29496442

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - 14(2018), 4 vom: 05. Apr., Seite 521-526

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Williams, Gail A [VerfasserIn]
Hudson, Danae L [VerfasserIn]
Whisenhunt, Brooke L [VerfasserIn]
Stone, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Heinberg, Leslie J [VerfasserIn]
Crowther, Janis H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bariatric surgery
Body checking
Body image avoidance
Body image dissatisfaction
Feelings of fatness
Journal Article
Weight loss

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Date Completed 06.11.2018

Date Revised 06.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Apr;14(4):526-527. - PMID 29496442

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.soard.2017.12.026

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM280878109