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Examining weight bias before and/or after bariatric surgery: A systematic review
Bennett BL, Lawson JL, Funaro MC, Ivezaj V. Examining weight bias before and/or after bariatric surgery: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews 2022, 23: e13500. PMID: 36053042, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryWeight biasPeer-reviewed quantitative studiesRisk of biasBariatric populationMedical sequelaeHigh riskSurgeryBehavioral sequelaeSystematic reviewFuture patientsGreater riskWeight stigmaSequelaePatientsRiskSample of individualsPresent studyMost studiesNegative correlatesRigorous researchReviewStudyThe Good, The Bad, The Uncertain: Diverse Provider Experiences with Telemental Health During COVID-19
Lawson JL, Doran JM, O’Shea M, Abel EA. The Good, The Bad, The Uncertain: Diverse Provider Experiences with Telemental Health During COVID-19. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 93: 753-774. PMID: 35689752, PMCID: PMC9187881, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-09990-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelemental healthMental health providers' attitudesHealth providers' attitudesCOVID-19 pandemicMental health providersRepeated cross-sectional designPublic health emergencyCross-sectional designProvider attitudesHealth providersProviders' perceptionsProvider experienceFace careHealth emergencyCOVID-19Present studySurvey participantsCurrent studyHealthProvidersCertain settingsOnline surveyPandemicExamining Weight Bias and Loss-of-Control Eating among Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery
Lawson JL, Schuh LM, Creel DB, Blackinton RM, Giambrone SA, Grilo CM, Ivezaj V. Examining Weight Bias and Loss-of-Control Eating among Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2021, 31: 3498-3505. PMID: 33866532, PMCID: PMC8340628, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05418-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryShape/weightDepressive symptomsWeight biasLOC eatingControl eatingPre-surgical BMISelf-report measuresClinical correlatesPsychosocial concernsDisorder psychopathologySurgeryLongitudinal significanceNon-White participantsCore symptomsSymptomsEatingEWBFuture researchIWBParticipantsIndividualsBMIObesityBias
2023
Sleep is the best medicine: assessing sleep, disordered eating, and weight-related functioning
Barnes R, Palmer B, Hanson S, Lawson J. Sleep is the best medicine: assessing sleep, disordered eating, and weight-related functioning. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2023, 28: 98. PMID: 37991644, PMCID: PMC10665232, DOI: 10.1007/s40519-023-01610-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPoor sleep qualitySleep qualityMass indexSleep scoresEvidence level IIIModifiable health behaviorsSelf-reported heightHealth behavior assessmentCommunity sampleHalf of participantsMultivariate regression modelHealth behaviorsLevel IIIClinical cutoffSleep behaviorDepressionSleepClinical populationsMost participantsGood medicineRegression modelsParticipantsEatingScores