Associations between relationship stability, relationship quality, and weight loss outcomes among bariatric surgery patients

Bariatric Surgery Candidates’ Peer and Romantic Relationships and Associations with Health Behaviors

“…Clark and colleagues examined how changes in patients' relationship stability and quality from pre-to post-surgery influence patients' long-term weight loss outcomes. They found that those patients with maintained relationships from pre to post-surgery, who noted improved relationship satisfaction post-surgery also had greater long-term weight loss (15). In addition to relationship stability and quality, several studies have been published that detail changes in patient sexual satisfaction following bariatric surgery (16)(17)(18)(19)(20).…”

Associations Between Romantic Relationship Factors and Body Mass Index Among Weight Loss Surgery Patients

“…Clark et al. () noted changes in patients’ romantic relationship quality over the course of surgery, supporting the need for relational assessments pre‐ to post‐surgery. In addition, CFTs working from strengths‐based and couples‐focused models, such as Solution Focused Therapy (Berg & de Shazer, ) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (Johnson, ), can work with partners to determine strengths in their current relationships that may be able to extend to health‐related goals and changes needed both pre‐ and post‐surgery in context of their romantic relationship.…”

Bariatric surgery in the cognitively impaired

“…Social support is an essential component of success for all bariatric patients, particularly those with intellectual disabilities [7]. Information on the support environment for each patient in this series can be seen in Table 1.…”