Do Patients’ Unrealistic Weight Goals Have Prognostic Significance for Bariatric Surgery?
White MA, Masheb RM, Rothschild BS, Burke-Martindale CH, Grilo CM. Do Patients’ Unrealistic Weight Goals Have Prognostic Significance for Bariatric Surgery? Obesity Surgery 2007, 17: 74-81. PMID: 17355772, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9009-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnrealistic weight goalsWeight loss goalsPrognostic significanceGoal weightBaseline BMISurgery patientsSurgical outcomesWeight lossWeight goalsUnrealistic weight loss goalsGastric bypass surgery candidatesBariatric surgery patientsNegative prognostic significanceWeight loss expectationsDisappointed weightGBP surgeryBariatric surgeryConsecutive seriesObese individualsStandard treatmentSurgery candidatesAcceptable BMISurgeryBMIPsychological functioning