Pilot testing a mindfulness-based weight loss maintenance intervention to enhance outcomes after bariatric surgery

Background: Weight regain is a problem for many patients after bariatric surgery. We randomly assigned 79 patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG) to either treatment as usual (TAU; n  = 39) or to six weekly sessions of a mindfulness intervention (MI; n = 40), beginning 5- 8 months after SG. The mindfulness approach, originally developed to help prevent substance abuse relapse, was designed to address challenges in weight maintenance.Six validated self-report instruments (Tables 1, 2) were assessed at study baseline and 6 weeks later (end of the intervention).

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Janet Ng, Andrea Stone, Pavlos K Papasavas, Darren Tishler, Godfrey Pearlson, Ilene Staff, Tara McLaughlin, Jennifer Ferrand, Sally N Strange Source Type: research