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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2019

Alexithymia and weight loss in obese patients underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Emanuela Paone, Laura Pierro, Angela Damico, Paola Aceto, Fabio Cesare Campanile, Gianfranco Silecchia, Carlo Lai

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Article in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04035512 (The "Expressive Writing" as Psychological Intervention in Bariatric Population. Prospective Longitudinal Multi Centric Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT04035512 naunknown statusnot on this map

The "Expressive Writing" as Psychological Intervention in Bariatric Population. Prospective Longitudinal Multi Centric Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Roma La SapienzaRan2019 to 2020Enrolled136ConditionsBariatric Surgery CandidateArmsExpressive writing
3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Emanuela PaoneDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Polo Pontino, Bariatric Center of Excellence IFSO-EU, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Laura PierroDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Angela DamicoDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Paola AcetoDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, A. Gemelli University Hospital Rome, Rome, Italy.
Fabio Cesare CampanileDivision of Surgery, Ospedale San Giovanni Decollato, Andosilla, Civita Castellana, VT, Italy.
Gianfranco SilecchiaDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Polo Pontino, Bariatric Center of Excellence IFSO-EU, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Carlo LaiDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. carlo.lai@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7638-0375
Sapienza University of Rome · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITOspedale di Civita Castellana · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeObesity is a multifactorial disease characterized by genetic, social, cultural and psychological factors. Currently, bariatric surgery represents the gold-standard intervention to treat morbid obesity in order to counteract associated disabling comorbidities. Several studies showed correlation between post-surgery weight loss and psychological factors. Also, the alexithymia may have a role in affecting post-surgery outcomes in bariatric patients, even if there are no studies investigating its role at 12-month follow-up. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between alexithymia and the postoperative weight loss 12 months after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

methodsSeventy-five patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy were enrolled. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) was administered to patients. A postoperative weight loss check was performed at 3 and then 12 months after surgery.

resultsThe TAS-20 total score was negatively correlated with the percent of excess weight loss (%EWL) at the 12-month follow-up (r = -0.24; p = 0.040). The analysis showed that non-alexithymic patients had a greater weight loss at 12 months after surgery compared to both probably alexithymics (71.88 ± 18.21 vs. 60.7 ± 12.5; p = 0.047) and probably alexithymic patients (71.88 ± 18.21 vs. 56 ± 22.8; p = 0.007). The preoperative BMI was a significant covariate [F(1,70) = 6.13 (p = 0.016)].

conclusionIn the present study, the patients with higher preoperative BMI and identified as alexithymic showed lower %EWL at 12 months after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Findings point out the importance to take into consideration possible psychological treatments focused on improving emotional regulations of patients who are seeking bariatric surgery.

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AdultAffective SymptomsAgedBody Mass IndexFemaleGastrectomyHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeWeight LossAlexithymiaBariatric surgeryObesityPost-surgery outcomes

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