Self-reported Causes of Weight Gain: Among Prebariatric Surgery Patients

Publication: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
14 November 2013

Abstract

Purpose: Bariatric surgery is accepted by the medical community as the most effective treatment for obesity; however, weight regain after surgery remains common. Long-term weight loss and weight maintenance may be aided when dietitians who provide perioperative care understand the causes of weight gain leading to bariatric surgery. In this study, the most common causes for weight gain were examined among prebariatric surgery patients.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted for 160 patients enrolled in a bariatric surgery program. Data were collected for 20 variables : puberty, pregnancy, menopause, change in living environment, change in job/career, financial problems, quitting smoking, drug or alcohol use, medical condition, surgery, injury affecting mobility, chronic pain, dieting, others’ influence over diet, abuse, mental health condition, stress, death of a loved one, divorce/end of a relationship, and other causes. Frequency distribution and chi-square tests were performed using SPSS.
Results: Sixty-three percent of participants selected stress as a cause of weight gain, while 56% selected dieting. Significant differences existed between women and men in the selection of dieting and change in living environment.
Conclusions: This information may allow dietitians to better identify causes for weight gain leading to bariatric surgery, and to address these causes appropriately before and after surgery.

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Objectif: Dans la collectivité médicale, la chirurgie bariatrique est reconnue comme étant le traitement le plus efficace contre l’obésité. Cependant, la reprise de poids après la chirurgie demeure un phénomène courant. La perte de poids et le maintien du poids à long terme pourraient être favorisés lorsque les diététistes qui fournissent les soins périopératoires comprennent les causes du gain de poids ayant mené à la chirurgie bariatrique. Dans cette étude, les causes les plus courantes de gain de poids ont été examinées chez des patients devant subir une chirurgie bariatrique.
Méthodes: Un examen rétrospectif des dossiers a été effectué auprès de 160 patients inscrits à un programme de chirurgie bariatrique. Les données ont été recueillies en fonction de 20 variables: la puberté; la grossesse; la ménopause; un changement de milieu de vie; un changement d’emploi/de carrière; des soucis financiers; l’abandon du tabac; la consommation d’alcool et l’usage de drogues; un état pathologique; une chirurgie; une blessure qui affecte la mobilité; la douleur chronique; les régimes amaigrissants; l’influence des autres sur l’alimentation; l’abus; un trouble de santé mentale; le stress; le décès d’un être cher; un divorce/la fin d’une relation; et d’autres causes. Des tests de distribution statistique et du khi deux ont été réalisés à l’aide du SPSS.
Résultats: Soixante-trois pour cent des participants ont cité le stress comme cause de gain de poids, alors que 56% ont attribué la faute aux régimes amaigrissants. Il existait des différences significatives entre les femmes et les hommes quant à la sélection des régimes amaigrissants et aux changements propres au milieu de vie.
Conclusions: Ces renseignements pourraient permettre aux diététistes de mieux identifier les causes du gain de poids qui mène à la chirurgie bariatrique et de les traiter de façon adéquate avant et après la chirurgie.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Volume 74Number 4December 2013
Pages: 189 - 192

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Version of record online: 14 November 2013

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Sarah Ferguson, BASc, HonBSc, RD
Department of Allied Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Layla Al-Rehany, BASc, RD
Department of Allied Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Cathy Tang, BASc, RD
Department of Allied Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Lorraine Gougeon, BA, RD
Department of Allied Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Katie Warwick, BSc, RD
Department of Allied Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Janet Madill, PhD, RD
Department of Allied Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON

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