Quality of life and psychopathology in candidates to bariatric surgery: relationship with BMI class.

CONCLUSION: These data support the usefulness of Qol assessment in bariatric candidates as a sensible screening parameter, especially in patients with lower BMI, in whom MCS could identify the need for early psychosocial intervention.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, case-control analytic study.
PMID: 32146595 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Eating and weight disorders : EWD - March 6, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Martinelli V, Cappa A, Zugnoni M, Cappello S, Masi S, Klersy C, Pellegrino E, Muggia C, Cavallotto C, Politi P, Bruno F, Mineo N, Peri A, Lobascio F, Chiappedi M, Dakanalis A, Pietrabissa A, Caccialanza R Tags: Eat Weight Disord Source Type: research