Eating Expectancies Before Bariatric Surgery: Assessment and Associations with Weight Loss Trajectories
While presurgical eating behaviors have demonstrated limited prognostic value, cognitions regarding the effects of eating may serve as important predictors of weight loss outcomes following bariatric surgery. The Eating Expectancies Inventory (EEI) is a commonly used self-report measure of expected consequences of eating; however, its psychometric and predictive properties have not yet been evaluated among bariatric surgery patients.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Gail A. Williams-Kerver, Lauren M. Schaefer, Misty A.W. Hawkins, Janis H. Crowther, Jennifer Duncan Tags: Integrated Health Article Source Type: research
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