ReviewInternational journal of clinical practice2016
Quality of life and psychological well-being in obesity management: improving the odds of success by managing distress.
Review in International journal of clinical practice, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06416215 (Promoting Positive Mental Health for Sustainable Eating Behaviors), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Promoting Positive Mental Health for Sustainable Eating Behaviors: the PROMISE Study in Patients With Obesity
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.
- Costs of mental health care resource use in people with obesity: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of tirzepatide versus placebo in overweight or obese adults without diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of a short-term low calorie diet alone or with interval exercise on quality of life and oxidized phospholipids in obese females.Physiology & behavior · 2022Trial
- Effects of very low-carbohydrate vs. high-carbohydrate weight loss diets on psychological health in adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes: a 2-year randomized controlled trial.European journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- Psychometric Validation of the Weight and Emotions Scale (WES) in Adults with Obesity or Overweight.Advances in therapy · 2026Article
- Joint contribution of body mass index and psychological distress to short and long sickness absence among young and early midlife public sector employees: a register-linked follow-up study.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- History of Trauma Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Spectrum Symptoms in a Sample of Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Clinical Correlates and Association with Maladaptive Eating Behaviours.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Observational
- Perceived benefits of treatment for obesity with retatrutide: A qualitative study of patients in a phase 2 clinical trial.Obesity pillars · 2025Article
- Perspectives and Experiences of Adult Patients With Obesity in Dietetic Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study in the Netherlands.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
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- Dutch Nationwide Cohort Experience with a New PROMs Set in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: BODY-Q Obesity Module.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Experiences and overall impact reported by people living with obesity: results from a multinational study.SAGE open medicine · 2025Article
- Weight and Lifestyle Behavior Changes in Chinese Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 3-Year Retrospective Survey.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Impact of a Health Coach-Led, Text-Based Digital Behavior Change Intervention on Weight Loss and Psychological Well-Being in Patients Receiving a Procedureless Intragastric Balloon Program: Prospective Single-Arm Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Physical and emotional consequences of excess weight as experienced by individuals with spinal cord injuries.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Article
- Mental Health and Body Image and the Reduction of Excess Body Weight in Woman (Polish Sample).Nutrients · 2024Article
- Psychosocial distress in people with overweight and obesity: the role of weight stigma and social support.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Transforming the landscape of obesity education - The Canadian obesity education competencies.Obesity pillars · 2023Review
- Helping providers address psychological aspects of obesity in routine care: Development of the obesity adjustment dialogue tool (OADT).Obesity pillars · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is increasing in prevalence and placing an ever-greater burden on individuals and healthcare resources alike. Obesity management is complex and, for many, elusive. AIMS AND
methodsThis paper reviews the major factors that influence psychological well-being in individuals with obesity and describes the means by which their impact on distress and other aspects of quality of life (QoL) can be quantified. The goal is to enable healthcare providers to set reasonable, achievable, maintainable weight loss targets that will improve the psychological well-being and QoL of individuals living with obesity. PubMed and Web of Science searches were conducted to identify literature that addresses the key question: How can distress over obesity be measured and taken into account when tailoring weight loss interventions for a particular patient? DISCUSSION AND
conclusions'Distress over obesity' is a key parameter that illustrates the psychological consequences of excess weight. Healthcare providers can draw on a range of obesity-specific and non-specific assessment tools to quantify distress as well as the other contributions of obesity to QoL and mental/emotional health. When physicians consider the psychological/QoL aspects of obesity and how these change with successful weight loss, it becomes possible to set achievable, realistic weight loss goals and develop a manageable plan to achieve them. Any future developments that make it easier to achieve these goals should be made widely available to all patients in need, in order to help them turn a vicious cycle of failure into a virtuous cycle of success.
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