title: [EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT ON THE PREOPERATIVE CONDITIONS OF OBESE WOMEN CANDIDATES FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  in Chile, a high prevalence of women presents morbid obesity, this condition generates serious medical complications and high costs for public health.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to determine the effects of a total treatment program consisting of physical exercise, psychological therapy and nutrition education on the preoperative conditions of obese women candidates for bariatric surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  nineteen women between the ages of 30 and 55 applicants to bariatric surgery, with morbid obesity (n=6) or obesity and comorbidities (n=13), underwent a program of comprehensive treatment of sixteen weeks duration (3 session/week). Before and 72 hours after the last intervention session was evaluated on fasting (≥12 hours): body weight, body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat (% BF), contour waist (CW) and basal blood glucose. Cardiorespiratory fitness was also estimated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the average age was 40.32 years, post-sixteen weeks of comprehensive treatment study variables improved significantly (p.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Tratamiento Integral de la Obesidad Mórbida, Universidad Santo Tomás, Temuco, Chile. Plan Común, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile.. pedrodelgadofloody@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delgado Floody
authors.affiliation: Carrera de Kinesiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián, Chile.. pedrodelgadofloody@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jerez Mayorga
authors.affiliation: Carrera de Pedagogía en Educación Física, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile.. pedrodelgadofloody@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caamaño Navarrete
authors.affiliation: Programa de Tratamiento Integral de la Obesidad Mórbida, Universidad Santo Tomás, Temuco, Chile.. pedrodelgadofloody@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Concha Díaz
authors.affiliation: Programa de Tratamiento Integral de la Obesidad Mórbida, Universidad Santo Tomás, Temuco, Chile.. pedrodelgadofloody@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ovalle Elgueta
authors.affiliation: Programa de Tratamiento Integral de la Obesidad Mórbida, Universidad Santo Tomás, Temuco, Chile. Carrera de Pedagogía en Educación Física, Escuela de Educación, Universidad Santo Tomás, Temuco, Chile.. pedrodelgadofloody@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osorio Poblete
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011613:Psychotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome