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Post-operative Psychosocial Predictors of Outcome in Bariatric Surgery

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Although there are several recent reviews of the pre-operative factors that influence treatment outcome for bariatric surgery, commensurate efforts to identify and review the predictive validity of post-operative variables are lacking. This review describes the post-operative psychosocial predictors of weight loss in bariatric surgery. Results suggest empirical support for post-operative binge eating, uncontrolled eating/grazing, and presence of a depressive disorder as negative predictors of weight loss outcomes; whereas, adherence to dietary and physical activity guidelines emerged as positive predictors of weight loss. With the exception of depression, psychological comorbidities were not consistently associated with weight loss outcomes. Results highlight the need for post-operative assessment of disordered eating and depressive disorder, further research on the predictive value of post-operative psychosocial factors, and development of targeted interventions.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Janna B. Howard, BS, and Elise C. Hartley for their contributions to this manuscript.

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Christine M. Peat, PhD, reports grants from Shire Pharmaceuticals, outside the submitted work. All other authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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    Carrie S. Sheets

  2. Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7160, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7160, USA

    Christine M. Peat

  3. Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, F282/2A West, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA

    Kelly C. Berg

  4. Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, MS455030, Las Vegas, NV, 89154-5030, USA

    Emily K. White

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  6. Department of Psychology, Temple University, 1701 N. 13th Street, Weiss Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA

    Eunice Y. Chen

  7. Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 700 First Avenue South, Fargo, ND, 58107, USA

    James E. Mitchell

  8. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, 1919 Elm Street North, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA

    James E. Mitchell

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Sheets, C.S., Peat, C.M., Berg, K.C. et al. Post-operative Psychosocial Predictors of Outcome in Bariatric Surgery. OBES SURG 25, 330–345 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-014-1490-9

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