PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS: ACHIEVED GOALS AND QUALITY OF LIFE

Authors

Ali Samaha, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Lebanese International University, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Nidal Youssef, General Surgeon, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Maya Gebbawi, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Lebanese International University, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Hanan Al Nuqaidan, Head of Studies and Information Office, Nursing Department, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, KuwaitFollow
Mirna Fawaz, Associate Professor, Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonFollow

Keywords

Obesity, Quality of Life, Psychological impact, Weight management

Disciplines

Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

Obesity is becoming a major health problem growing in strength and prevalence. It is often associated with large array of debilitating diseases and conditions including psychosocial impairments. Morbid obesity rarely responds to conservative treatment regimens but has been successfully managed with bariatric interventions that have been achieving sustained weight loss of about 50% of excess body weight with improvement or resolution of most obesity-associated conditions. This cross sectional study evaluates the impact of weight changes by bariatric interventions on psychosocial functioning among Lebanese patients. 38 participants who signed consent were examined at pre-interventional and 6-month follow-up period. The spectrum of examination consists of demographic variables including height and weight measurements and psychosocial functioning evaluated through four standardized questionnaires well recognized and pretested in several previous studies. Data was analyzed using SPSS program. Positive impact of bariatric intervention was prevalent in approximately all studied parameters. This should be taken into consideration as a therapeutic tool in positive psychology-oriented intervention and necessitated pre-interventional psychological clearance and follow up as well.

Recommended Citation

Samaha, Ali; Youssef, Nidal; Gebbawi, Maya; Al Nuqaidan, Hanan; and Fawaz, Mirna (2020) "PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS: ACHIEVED GOALS AND QUALITY OF LIFE," BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8288.1052