ArticleBMC public health2021
Is there a difference in body size dissatisfaction between the patients with obesity seeking and not seeking treatment for obesity?
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- Beyond the Scale: Setting Goals for Outcomes Beyond Weight in Evidence-based Obesity Treatment.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Exploring self-compassion among men seeking weight loss: a thematic analysis.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Physical and emotional consequences of excess weight as experienced by individuals with spinal cord injuries.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundVarious factors motivate people to undertake treatment for obesity. Among others they include health benefits, willingness to please others, and dissatisfaction with one's appearance. The present study aimed to assess body size dissatisfaction in patients with obesity seeking and not seeking treatment for obesity.
methodsTwo-hundred-sixteen adult subjects (154 women, 62 men) including 80 people with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m
resultsPatients with obesity starting obesity treatment had more often a high level of body size dissatisfaction than volunteers with obesity not seeking the treatment (p < 0.001). There was a significant difference in the distribution of body size dissatisfaction in women (p < 0.05), but not in men (p = 0.47).
conclusionPatients with obesity, especially women, seeking obesity treatment more often represent a high level of body size dissatisfaction than volunteers with obesity not seeking treatment for obesity. This implies the need for public health campaigns to address negative attitudes or misconceptions about obesity and its treatment. Placing more attention and emphasis on body size dissatisfaction in more vulnerable women with obesity may help to define personal motivations and goals, strengthen the doctor-patient relationship and better adapt therapeutic strategies.
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