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ArticleDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2026

Pre-Treatment Concerns and Their Association With Functioning and Well-Being During Incretin-Based Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Ali Kapan, Tobias Brandl, Thomas Waldhör, Othmar Moser, Richard Felsinger

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Ali KapanDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-4007-0973
Tobias BrandlDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Thomas WaldhörDepartment of Epidemiology, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2043-8299
Othmar MoserExercise Physiology, Training & Training Therapy Research Group, Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1661-0685
Richard FelsingerDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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aimThis study aims to examine weight-loss history and pre-treatment concerns, and their associations with current functioning and well-being in adults undergoing incretin-based pharmacotherapy for obesity. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study analysed 411 adults treated with three different incretin-based medications. Demographics, previous weight-loss interventions, barriers to earlier attempts, reasons for initiating incretin therapy, treatment characteristics and Treatment-Related Impact Measure for Weight (TRIM-Weight) total scores were assessed. Associations between specific pre-treatment concerns and functioning and well-being were analysed using univariate models and a multivariable regression model that adjusted for treatment related variables.

resultsParticipants had a median age of 39 years (IQR 33-47), 79.1% were women, and the median BMI was 36.3 kg/m

conclusionAmong retrospectively reported pre-treatment concerns, fear of side effects, treatment costs and injection anxiety were most strongly associated with lower functioning and well-being, whereas moral or psychosocial concerns showed no independent associations after multivariable adjustment.

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Anti-Obesity AgentsIncretinsObesityAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSemaglutideTirzepatideWeight LossAnti-Obesity AgentsIncretinsSemaglutideTirzepatideincretin therapypatient reported outcomesemaglutidetirzepatide obesitywell‐being

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