Cited by 70Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesBody Contouring and SurgeryObesity and Health Practices

A 1-year videoconferencing-based psychoeducational group intervention following bariatric surgery: results of a randomized controlled study

Wild, Beate, Hünnemeyer, Katharina, Sauer, Helene, Hain, Bernhard, Mack, Isabelle, Schellberg, Dieter, Müller-Stich, Beat Peter, Weiner, Rudolf +6 more·2015·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

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Background For severely obese patients, bariatric surgery has been recommended as an effective therapy.Objectives The Bariataric Surgery and Education (BaSE) study aimed to assess the efficacy of a videoconferencing-based psychoeducational group intervention in patients after bariatric surgery.Setting The BaSE study is a randomized, controlled multicenter clinical trial involving 117 patients undergoing bariatric surgery (mean preoperative body mass index [BMI] 49.9 kg/m(2), SD 6.4). Patients were enrolled between May 2009 and November 2012 and were randomly assigned to receive either conventional postsurgical visits or, in addition, a videoconferencing-based 1-year group program.Methods Primary outcome measures were weight in kilograms, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and general self-efficacy (GSE). Secondary outcome measures were depression symptoms and eating behavior.Results 94% of the patients completed the study. Mean weight loss for all patients was 45.9 kg (SD 16.4) 1 year after surgery (mean excess weight loss [EWL] 63%). Intention-to-treat analyses revealed no differences in weight loss, EWL, HRQOL, or self-efficacy between study groups at 1 year after surgery. However, patients with clinically significant depression symptoms (CSD) at baseline assigned to the intervention group (n = 29) had a significantly better HRQOL (P = .03), lower depression scores (P = .02), and a trend for a better EWL (.06) 1 year after surgery compared with the control group (n = 20).Conclusion We could not prove the efficacy of the group program for the whole study sample. However, results indicate that the intervention is effective for the important subgroup of patients with CSD.

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Authors
Wild, B., Hünnemeyer, K., Sauer, H., Hain, B., Mack, I., Schellberg, D., Müller-Stich, B. P., Weiner, R., Meile, T., Rudofsky, G., Königsrainer, A., Zipfel, S., Herzog, W., & Teufel, M.
Affiliations
  • Heidelberg University (DE)
  • University of Tübingen (DE)
  • Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen (DE)
Corresponding author
Wild, Beate
Venue
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-11
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
1349-1360
ISSN
1550-7289 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1018723364
Cited by
70
References
36
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FWCI
5.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (01 GI0843)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Body Contouring and Surgery
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Obesity and Health Practices
Keywords
bariatric surgery, videoconferencing
MeSH terms
Adult, Depression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Obesity, Morbid, Postoperative Care, Psychotherapy, Retrospective Studies, Weight Loss, Body Mass Index, Treatment Outcome, Videoconferencing, Bariatric Surgery

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