title: Preoperative lifestyle intervention in bariatric surgery: initial results from a randomized, controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To document preoperative outcomes of a behavioral lifestyle intervention delivered to patients prior to bariatric surgery in comparison to treatment as usual (insurance-mandated physician supervised diet).
  
  
  METHODS
  After completing a baseline assessment, candidates for surgery were randomized to a 6-month, evidence-informed, manualized lifestyle intervention (LIFESTYLE, n = 121) or to preoperative care as usual (USUAL CARE, n = 119). At 6 months, 187 participants remained candidates for bariatric surgery and were included in the analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  LIFESTYLE participants lost significantly more weight than those receiving USUAL CARE [8.3 ± 7.8 kg vs. 3.3 ± 5.5 kg, F(1,183) = 23.6, P < 0.0001], with an effect size of 0.72. Additionally, logistic regression modeling indicated that LIFESTYLE patients were significantly more likely to lose at least 5% of initial body weight than those in USUAL CARE [OR (95% CI) = 2.94 (1.253, 6.903)], as were participants who were heavier [OR (95% CI) = 1.07 (1.001-1.14) for each unit increase in BMI] or with larger improvements in eating behaviors [OR (95% CI) = 1.1 (1.049, 1.145) for each unit increase on the Eating Behavior Inventory).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A behavioral lifestyle intervention for severely overweight individuals leads to clinically significant weight loss prior to bariatric surgery. Post-surgery follow-up will allow us to examine the impact of the preoperative intervention on postoperative outcomes.
authors: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Kalarchianma@upmc.edu
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Kalarchian
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Marcus
authors: A P
authors: AP
authors: Courcoulas
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Cheng
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Levine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D050177:Overweight / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012044:Regression Analysis; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss
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