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Proof of Concept for a Mindfulness-Informed Intervention for Eating Disorder Symptoms, Self-Efficacy, and Emotion Regulation Among Bariatric Surgery Candidates

Felske, Ashley N., Williamson, Tamara M., Rash, Joshua A., Telfer, Jo Ann, Toivonen, Kirsti I., Campbell, Tavis·2022·Behavioral Medicine

Abstract

Up to 64% of patients seeking bariatric (weight-loss) surgery report eating disorder (ED) symptoms (addictive-like eating, binge eating, emotional eating, grazing) that can interfere with post-surgical weight loss. This prospective proof-of-concept study aimed to evaluate the impact of a pre-surgical mindfulness-informed intervention (MII) on ED symptoms and potential mechanisms-of-action to inform optimization of the intervention. Surgery-seeking adults attended four, 2-hour, MII sessions held weekly. Participants completed validated questionnaires assessing ED symptoms, eating self-efficacy, emotion regulation, and mindful eating pre-MII, post-MII, and at a 12-week follow-up. The MII consisted of mindfulness training, with cognitive, behavioral, and psychoeducational components. Fifty-six patients (M = 47.41 years old, 89.3% female) participated. Improvements in addictive-like eating, binge eating, emotional eating, and grazing were observed from pre- to post-MII. ED symptom treatment gains were either maintained or improved further at 12-week follow-up. Eating self-efficacy and emotion regulation improved from pre-MII to follow-up. Scores on the mindful eating questionnaire deteriorated from pre-MII to follow-up. In mediation analyses, there was a combined indirect effect of emotion regulation, eating self-efficacy, and mindful eating on grazing and binge eating, and an indirect effect of emotion regulation on emotional eating and addictive-like eating. Participation in the MII was associated with improvements in ED symptoms and some mechanisms-of-action, establishing proof-of-concept for the intervention. Future work to establish the MII’s efficacy in a randomized controlled trial is warranted.

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  • Mindfulness-based approaches have been used effectively for reducing problematic eating behaviors for individuals who have obesity and for bariatric surgery patients.

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Authors
Felske, A. N., Williamson, T. M., Rash, J. A., Telfer, J. A., Toivonen, K. I., & Campbell, T.
Affiliations
  • University of Calgary (CA)
  • Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
  • Alberta Health Services (CA)
Corresponding author
Campbell, Tavis
Venue
Behavioral Medicine
Published
2020-10-14
Volume
48
Issue
3
Pages
216-229
ISSN
  • 0896-4289 (ISSN-L)
  • 1940-4026
OpenAlex
W3093266942
Cited by
20
References
90
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1
FWCI
0.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
mindfulness-based interventions, eating disorder symptoms, bariatric surgery candidates, binge eating, emotional eating, grazing, dietary self-efficacy, emotion regulation, mindful eating, weight loss
MeSH terms
Proof of Concept Study, Emotional Regulation, Adult, Bulimia, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Self Efficacy, Bariatric Surgery, Binge-Eating Disorder, Mindfulness

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