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PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to examine the associations between personality, weight loss and obesity-related well-being post-bariatric surgery. It was hypothesised that persons who had undergone bariatric surgery who exhibit Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness and Intellect/Imagination will have greater obesity-related well-being; whereas, those low on Emotional stability will have poorer obesity well-being. METHOD: The cross-sectional sample comprised 127 females who had received bariatric surgery. The average age of participants was 45 years. Quality of life was measured using the Obesity-Related Well-Being scale (ORWELL 97). Personality was assessed with the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) 50-item measure of the Five-Factor Model. RESULTS: The mean BMI for the sample was 34.13 (SD = 7.8). Females with a larger BMI who had undergone bariatric surgery had lower obesity-related well-being. Conscientiousness was negatively associated with BMI. Separate Hierarchical regression analyses found that Emotional stability (Beta = - .43, - .47, - .36) and Agreeableness (Beta = .27, .29, .25) predicted overall well-being, symptom occurrence and subjective relevance of distress, respectively. BMI predicted occurrence of symptoms (Beta = .23). CONCLUSIONS: The findings have implications for the development of personality-informed interventions for bariatric patients in enhancing well-being and weight-loss maintenance following surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III: Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies.
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Bariatric Surgery , Quality of Life , Bariatric Surgery/psychology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Obesity/psychology , Obesity/surgery , Personality , Weight LossABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: We compared the binge eating pathway linking body image dissatisfaction (BID) and psychological distress of obese adults entering and not entering psychological treatment for their weight problems. METHOD: 90 obese participants seeking an integrated treatment (OB-IT) and 87 obese participants seeking only medical treatment (OB-MT) for their weight problems completed questionnaires on BID, binge eating and psychological well-being. RESULTS: Only in the OB-IT group, binge eating behaviors mediated the relationship between BID and psychological distress. CONCLUSIONS: Both BID and binge eating behaviors need to be addressed in the psychological and medical treatment for obesity to enhance psychological well-being.
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Body Image/psychology , Bulimia/psychology , Obesity/psychology , Obesity/therapy , Stress, Psychological/psychology , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Personal Satisfaction , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Research indicates that chronic hepatitis C affects people's quality of life, but such reports are scarce about hepatitis B. This Australian study explored whether perceived stigma and satisfaction with received information and care were related to health-related quality of life in people with chronic hepatitis B or C. A questionnaire was constructed comprising demographic questions and existing scales to measure the variables. The 77 participants were recruited through various online channels. The median age was 48 years, 74% had hepatitis C, 60% were female, and 73% were Caucasian. Participants with Hepatitis B reported substantially less perceived stigma than those with Hepatitis C, but there was no significant difference between the two groups in health-related quality of life. Participants with Hepatitis C reported higher satisfaction with received information. The results highlight specific aspects to consider in the care of people with chronic hepatitis. For example, people with hepatitis B do not seem to enjoy better health-related quality of life despite lower perceived stigmatization. Therefore, these patients may require other improvements in service delivery such as the provision of more culturally appropriate information and education about chronic hepatitis B.
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Hepatitis B, Chronic/psychology , Hepatitis C, Chronic/psychology , Quality of Life , Social Stigma , Surveys and Questionnaires , Adaptation, Psychological , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Analysis of Variance , Australia , Chi-Square Distribution , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Health Information Exchange/statistics & numerical data , Hepatitis B, Chronic/diagnosis , Hepatitis B, Chronic/epidemiology , Hepatitis B, Chronic/therapy , Hepatitis C, Chronic/diagnosis , Hepatitis C, Chronic/epidemiology , Hepatitis C, Chronic/therapy , Humans , Male , Medical Informatics , Middle Aged , Perception , Risk Assessment , Severity of Illness Index , Sex Factors , Statistics, Nonparametric , Stereotyping , Young AdultABSTRACT
This study was concerned with identifying the impact of variables such as gender, length of time caring, coping style, depression and perception of caregiving burden on the physical and psychological well-being of carers of persons with dementia. Forty-two carers aged between 21 and 88 years from Blue Care's Homecare Dementia Service and Cairns Aged Care Health Service participated in the study. A cross-sectional survey research design was used, with participants providing information on the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the COPE, Short Form (SF)-12 and the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale. Perceived burden accounted for 41.7% of the variance in satisfaction with life as a subjective measure of well-being. There were no significant differences between male and female carers. Satisfaction with life was not found to decrease with length of time caring for the dementia sufferer. There were no significant findings in regard to coping style or physical health of carers. The well-being of carers can be enhanced through strategies which lead to a reduced perception of burden, with respite services providing tangible relief from burden.
