RT Journal Article
T1 Assessing Motivational Stages and Processes of Change for Weight Management Around Bariatric Surgery: a Multicenter Study.
A1 Lecube, Albert
A1 Sanchez, Enric
A1 Andres, Ana
A1 Saldaña, Carmina
A1 Morales, Maria Jose
A1 Calañas, Alfonso
A1 Miñambres, Inka
A1 Pellitero, Silvia
A1 Cordido, Fernando
A1 Bueno, Marta
A1 Caixas, Assumpta
A1 Vilarrasa, Nuria
K1 Bariatric surgery
K1 Motivation stages
K1 Obesity
K1 Processes of change
K1 Weight loss
AB The assessment of the patients' motivation as a predictor of behavioral change via five stages (pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance) and four processes (emotional re-evaluation, weight management actions, environmental restructuring, and weight consequences evaluation) of change. A total of 542 participants (251 waiting for bariatric surgery (BS), 90 undergoing BS, and 201 controls) completed the Stages (S-Weight) and Processes (P-Weight) of Change in Overweight and Obese People questionnaires in a multicenter cross-sectional study. A higher percentage of subjects seeking BS (31.7%) were in the action stage (16.7% of post-BS patients, p  Obesity is accompanied by a modifying behavioral stage, suggesting that subjects before BS are seriously thinking about overcoming excess weight. To identify subjects on the waiting list for BS who will be more receptive to weight lost interventions remains a challenge.
PB Springer
YR 2019
FD 2019-06-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14135
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14135
LA en
NO Lecube A, Sánchez E, Andrés A, Saldaña C, Morales MJ, Calañas A, et al. Assessing Motivational Stages and Processes of Change for Weight Management Around Bariatric Surgery: a Multicenter Study. Obes Surg. 2019 Oct;29(10):3348-3356
DS RISalud
RD Oct 11, 2025