Claire Hamlet Claire.Hamlet@uwe.ac.uk
Occasional Associate Lecturer - HAS HSS
The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review
Hamlet, Claire; Williamson, Heidi; Moss, Timothy; Meyrick, Jane
Authors
Heidi Williamson Heidi3.Williamson@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Applied Health Research
Tim Moss Tim.Moss@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Jane Meyrick Jane.Meyrick@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology
Abstract
Bariatric surgery is the most effective medical treatment for short and long term weight loss1 but should only be carried out once psychosocial interventions* in combination with diet and exercise changes are attempted 2. Body image (BI) dissatisfaction is cited as a key reason people seek weight loss (WL) treatment3. No systematic reviews to date have compared the impact of surgical and psychological interventions on BI, despite bariatric surgery patients losing, on average, a quarter of their initial body weight in 12 months 4, more than twice as much as those receiving psychosocial interventions5.
Citation
Hamlet, C., Williamson, H., Moss, T., & Meyrick, J. (2016, June). The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review. Poster presented at Appearance Matters 7 Conference
| Presentation Conference Type | Poster |
|---|---|
| Conference Name | Appearance Matters 7 Conference |
| Start Date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| End Date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Acceptance Date | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Publication Date | Jan 1, 2016 |
| Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
| Keywords | psychosocial, weight loss, body image |
| Publisher URL | http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/hls/research/appearanceresearch/events/appearancemattersconference.aspx |
| Additional Information | Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Appearance Matters 7 |
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