The association between baseline persistent pain and weight change in patients attending a specialist weight management service.
Cormac G RyanArutchelvam VijayaramanVictoria DennyAlison OgierLouisa EllsShaun WellburnLesley CooperDenis J MartinGreg AtkinsonPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Patients with severe pain upon entry to a specialist weight management service in England achieve a smaller mean weight loss at one-year follow-up than those with none-to-moderate pain. The magnitude of the difference in mean weight loss was clinically relevant, highlighting the importance of addressing severe persistent pain in obese patients undertaking weight management programmes.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- chronic pain
- obese patients
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- body mass index
- weight gain
- physical activity
- mental health
- healthcare
- palliative care
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- body weight
- glycemic control
- spinal cord injury
- high intensity
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- postoperative pain
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes