Preoperative psychological characteristics affecting mid-term outcome after bariatric surgery: a follow-up study.

CONCLUSIONS: Psychological factors may also affect long-term outcome of bariatric surgery. This study shows an association between alexithymia/depression pre-operative levels and the weight loss at 30 months'follow-up after bariatric surgery.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, longitudinal cohort study.
PMID: 32207099 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Eating and weight disorders : EWD - March 22, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Lai C, Aceto P, Santucci FR, Pierro L, Petrucci I, Cacioppo M, Castelnuovo G, Sollazzi L, Bellantone R, Raffaelli M Tags: Eat Weight Disord Source Type: research