TY - JOUR
T1 - Social phobia and quality of life in morbidly obese patients before and after bariatric surgery
AU - Mirijello, Antonio
AU - D'Angelo, Cristina
AU - Iaconelli, Amerigo
AU - Capristo, Esmeralda
AU - Ferrulli, Anna
AU - Leccesi, Laura
AU - Cossari, Anthony
AU - Landolfi, Raffaele
AU - Addolorato, Giovanni
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - Background Morbidly obesity is characterized by physical and psychological comorbidities which are associated with reduced quality of life. Bariatric surgery has been linked to a reduction of psychopathology other than to a reduction of weight and improvement in physical functioning. Aim of the present study was to compare psychological features of two groups of morbidly obese patients, before and after bariatric surgery, assessing social phobia and quality of life. Methods A total of 46 morbidly obese patients were enrolled in the study. Of them, 20 were waiting for bilio-pancreatic diversion (group A), while 26 had already undergone surgical procedure (group B). Psychometric evaluation assessed social phobia, fear for the body-shape and quality of life, using appropriate psychometric tests. Results The percentage of patients showing social phobia was significantly higher compared to a sample of healthy controls (p=0.004), both in group A (p=0.003) and in group B (p=0.029). No differences in percentage of patients affected by social phobia were found between groups. A significantly higher percentage of patients affected by distress about the body (p
AB - Background Morbidly obesity is characterized by physical and psychological comorbidities which are associated with reduced quality of life. Bariatric surgery has been linked to a reduction of psychopathology other than to a reduction of weight and improvement in physical functioning. Aim of the present study was to compare psychological features of two groups of morbidly obese patients, before and after bariatric surgery, assessing social phobia and quality of life. Methods A total of 46 morbidly obese patients were enrolled in the study. Of them, 20 were waiting for bilio-pancreatic diversion (group A), while 26 had already undergone surgical procedure (group B). Psychometric evaluation assessed social phobia, fear for the body-shape and quality of life, using appropriate psychometric tests. Results The percentage of patients showing social phobia was significantly higher compared to a sample of healthy controls (p=0.004), both in group A (p=0.003) and in group B (p=0.029). No differences in percentage of patients affected by social phobia were found between groups. A significantly higher percentage of patients affected by distress about the body (p
KW - BMI
KW - Obesity
KW - Quality of life
KW - Social anxiety disorder
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2015.03.030
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2015.03.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 25863007
AN - SCOPUS:84926435012
VL - 179
SP - 95
EP - 100
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
SN - 0165-0327
ER -