Abstract
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for extreme obesity; however, 20% to 50% of patients begin to regain their weight within the first 1.5 to 2years following surgery. Despite some psychosocial factors predicting postoperative weight loss and weight regain, psychosocial interventions are not routinely offered in bariatric surgery programs. In this paper, we describe a 6-session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for preoperative and postoperative bariatric surgery patients with maladaptive eating behaviors or thought patterns, which can be delivered either in person or by telephone. In addition, we describe a small pilot study (n=8) designed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the CBT intervention, as well as its effectiveness in improving eating pathology and psychosocial functioning. Most pilot study participants reported improvements in binge eating severity, emotional eating, and depression from pre- to posttreatment, and all participants provided positive qualitative feedback regarding the intervention.
Highlights
The aim of the present research was to identify the characteristic personality traits of patients from the Central Army Hospital (Hospital Militar Central) in Bogotá, who were candidates to bariatric surgery
The results showed a predominance of combinations 1-2 Hypochondriasis-Depression personality traits in patients who had obesity types I and II, and a predominance of 1-8 Hypochondriasis -Schizophrenia personality traits in patients who had super obesity
En cuanto a estas diferencias con los estudios mencionados, los cuales fueron realizados en otros países, se puede ver una similitud con los resultados presentados por Reyes y Muñoz, (2008) en candidatos a cirugía bariátrica de la ciudad de Bogotá, quienes reportan que los trastornos de ansiedad eran los de menor prevalencia entre la muestra evaluada
Summary
En cuanto a los perfiles presentados en el MMPI-2 diferenciados por la variable sexo, se encontró un perfil 1-2 para ambos, caracterizados por puntajes altos en Hipocondriasis y Depresión, al igual que en el perfil general. En cuanto al nivel educativo se encontró que los perfiles para los candidatos a cirugía, independientemente del nivel educativo reportado fue 1-2 (Ver figura 5). Al analizar las diferencias en los puntajes de las escalas subclínicas del MMPI-2 y las características socio-demográficas, se encontró que la escala de depresión presenta una relación de dependencia significativa de acuerdo el sexo X2 (1, N= 430) = 4.70, p
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