ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2015
Presurgical assessment of bariatric patients with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)--a screening of the prevalence of psychosocial comorbidity.
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- Prevalence and characteristics of preoperative patients with depression.British journal of anaesthesia · 2024Article
- Conventional weight loss therapy in morbid obesity during COVID-19 pandemic: degree of burdens at baseline and treatment efficacy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- General Practitioner's Knowledge about Bariatric Surgery Is Associated with Referral Practice to Bariatric Surgery Centers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Attitude Matters! How Attitude towards Bariatric Surgery Influences the Effects of Behavioural Weight Loss Treatment.Obesity facts · 2021Article
- [Quality of indications in bariatric surgery].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020Review
- Psychological Well-Being as an Independent Predictor of Exercise Capacity in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients With Obesity.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Gender-based differences in host behavior and gut microbiota composition in response to high fat diet and stress in a mouse model.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Psychological Impact of Severe Obesity.Current obesity reports · 2016Review
- Comparing the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Depression Measures in an Outpatient Bariatric Clinic.Obesity surgery · 2016Article
- Screening for depressive symptoms in postbariatric surgery patients using a validated Arabic version of Patient Health Questionnaire.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBariatric surgery has gained increasing relevance due to the dramatic rise in morbid obesity prevalence. A sound body of scientific literature demonstrates positive long-term outcome of bariatric surgery in decreasing mental and physical health morbidity. Still, there is a need for a manageable presurgical screening to assess major mental disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of common psychiatric syndromes in bariatric surgery candidates using a computerized version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ).
methodsIn a prospective cohort study from August 2009 to July 2011 morbidly obese individuals seeking bariatric treatment were evaluated for mental health disorders using the PHQ (computerized German version).
resultsA total of 159 patients were included in this study. The median age of participants was 42 years, the median BMI was 49 kg/m(2). The PHQ revealed a prevalence of 84 % for mental health disorders, 50 % of the participants had three or more mental health disorders. A high somatic symptom burden (46 %), depressive syndromes (62 %) and anxiety disorders (29 %) were the most frequent psychiatric syndromes. The median number of psychiatric syndromes was 3 for women and 1 for men (p = 0.007). No correlation between BMI and a single syndrome or the sum of syndromes was observed.
conclusion84 % of the patients seeking bariatric treatment were screened positive for at least one mental health disorder. The computerized PHQ with automated reporting appears to be a useful instrument for presurgical assessment of bariatric patients in routine medical settings.
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