The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire: Further psychometric validation and clinical implications of the French version in normal weight and obese persons.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results support a three-dimensional factor structure for the French version of the DEBQ for normal weight and obese patients. We propose the chance to change hypothesis to explain results for bariatric surgery patients: patients experience a beneficial but transient decrease in externality, emotionality and cognitive restraint, and this period of time gives the patient a chance for cognitive, behavioral and emotional change. This critical period should be well prepared before surgery to improve the patient's postoperative success, by tackling each factor that could diminish the chances for success as soon as possible (e.g., early screening and treatment for psychiatric disorders). PMID: 26596362 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Presse Medicale - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research