Behavioral Factors Associated with Successful Weight Loss after Gastric Bypass

Patients undergoing bariatric surgery lose substantial weight (> or = 50% excess weight loss [EWL]), but an estimated 20 per cent fail to achieve this goal. Our objective was to identify behavioral predictors of weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. We retrospectively surveyed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American surgeon 2010-10, Vol.76 (10), p.1139-1142
Hauptverfasser:	LIVHITS, Masha, MERCADO, Cheryl, YERMILOV, Irina, PARIKH, Janak A, DUTSON, Erik, MEHRAN, Amir, KO, Clifford Y, MAGGARD GIBBONS, Melinda
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Alcohol use Attendance Behavior Binge-Eating Disorder - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Body mass Body mass index Confidence intervals Exercise Failure Female Gastric Bypass - methods Gastric Bypass - psychology Gastrointestinal surgery Gender General aspects Humans Laparoscopy Male Marital Status Medical sciences Middle Aged Obesity, Morbid - psychology Obesity, Morbid - surgery Patients Postoperative Period Self Concept Self-Help Groups Sex crimes Social support Studies Success Surgery Weight control Weight Loss
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Zusammenfassung:	Patients undergoing bariatric surgery lose substantial weight (> or = 50% excess weight loss [EWL]), but an estimated 20 per cent fail to achieve this goal. Our objective was to identify behavioral predictors of weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. We retrospectively surveyed 148 patients using validated instruments for factors predictive of weight loss. Success was defined as > or =50 per cent EWL and failure as
ISSN:	0003-1348 1555-9823
DOI:	10.1177/000313481007601027