Perceived social support before and after bariatric surgery: association with depression, problematic eating behaviors, and weight outcomes.

Eva M ConceiçãoMarta FernandesMarta de LourdesAna Pinto-BastosAna R VazSofia Ramalho

Published in: Eating and weight disorders : EWD (2019)

The associations found between perceived social support and depression, disordered eating and weight outcomes highlight the importance of considering and working with the social support network of patients undergoing bariatric surgery to optimize treatment outcomes. Level of Evidence Level III: case-control study.

Keyphrases

social support
depressive symptoms
weight loss
bariatric surgery
physical activity
patients undergoing
sleep quality
body mass index
obese patients
weight gain
glycemic control
body weight
metabolic syndrome