ArticleBJPsych open2022
Impact of bariatric surgery on depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among patients with morbid obesity: international multicentre study in Poland and Germany.
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- Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Banded Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus: Psychology and Quality of Life Outcomes at 10 Years.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
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- Mood Disorders, Metabolic Bariatric Surgery, and Weight Loss Pharmacotherapy: a Research Update.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- PET/fMRI demonstrates that bariatric surgery may reverse striatal dopaminergic dysfunction in women with obesity.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring the link between inflammation and brain function after metabolic-bariatric surgery: A year-long fMRI study.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Telecare Programme in the Postoperative Follow-Up of Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Among Post-bariatric Surgery Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Maternal and fetal/neonatal outcomes in pregnancy, delivery and postpartum following bariatric surgery and comparison with pregnant women with obesity: a study protocol for a prospective cohort.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Is neuregulin-1 (NRG-1) a potential blood biomarker linking depression to obesity? A case-control study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Adherence of Obese Patients from Poland and Germany and Its Impact on the Effectiveness of Morbid Obesity Treatment.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a need to investigate how adopting different strategies for treating obesity in different countries in the European Union affects the psychological well-being of patients.
aimsThe aim of this study was to perform a comparative evaluation of psychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety and stress) in patients undergoing bariatric surgery versus patients receiving conservative treatment for morbid obesity in Poland and Germany.
methodA multicentre international prospective cohort study with 155 patients who underwent bariatric surgery and 409 patients who received conservative weight reduction treatment. Evaluation of the psychiatric symptoms was carried out for each patient at baseline and after 12 months of active treatment using a standardised Depression Anxiety Stress Scale questionnaire (DASS-21) questionnaire.
resultsAfter 12 months of active treatment, the level of psychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety and stress) significantly decreased in both groups of patients: surgically treated versus conservatively treated patients from Poland and also from Germany. The median change in level of psychiatric symptoms among patients from both countries was significantly higher among surgically treated patients compared with conservatively treated patients (Poland P < 0.0001; Germany P < 0.0001). Improvements in the patient's mental health as a consequence of treatment were dependent on the specific strategy for treating obesity adopted in the analysed countries, the percentage of total weight loss and on gender.
conclusionsThe use of bariatric surgery in both Poland and Germany compared with non-surgical treatment for obesity resulted in more measurable benefits in the form of a decrease in psychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety and stress) and reduction in body weight.
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