2020
Language Matters: Patients’ Preferred Terms for Discussing Obesity and Disordered Eating with Health Care Providers After Bariatric Surgery
Ivezaj V, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Language Matters: Patients’ Preferred Terms for Discussing Obesity and Disordered Eating with Health Care Providers After Bariatric Surgery. Obesity 2020, 28: 1412-1418. PMID: 32662251, PMCID: PMC7501175, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersBariatric surgeryCare providersCross-sectional studyPatient-centered carePreferred termHealth care systemTreatment trialsPatient preferencesSurgeryBehavioral treatmentControl eatingLanguage preferenceCare systemRacial differencesObesityPatientsWeight biasProvidersBMIWeightIndividualsControlTrialsCare
2019
Racial Comparisons of Postoperative Weight Loss and Eating‐Disorder Psychopathology Among Patients Following Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery
Ivezaj V, Fu E, Lydecker JA, Duffy AJ, Grilo CM. Racial Comparisons of Postoperative Weight Loss and Eating‐Disorder Psychopathology Among Patients Following Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery. Obesity 2019, 27: 740-745. PMID: 30925196, PMCID: PMC6478551, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleeve gastrectomy surgeryEating-disorder psychopathologyWhite patientsBlack patientsGastrectomy surgeryWeight lossEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery VersionMedical Outcomes Study Short-Form Health SurveyPercent excess weight lossPercent total weight lossMental health-related qualityShort Form Health SurveyPsychosocial functioningExcess weight lossPostoperative weight lossHealth-related qualityBeck Depression Inventory-IIRacial differencesBinge-eating disorderPresurgical BMISleeve gastrectomyLess weight lossEating Disorder PsychopathologyHealth SurveyMeal patterns
2015
Biopsychosocial Correlates of Binge Eating Disorder in Caucasian and African American Women with Obesity in Primary Care Settings
Udo T, White MA, Lydecker JL, Barnes RD, Genao I, Garcia R, Masheb RM, Grilo CM. Biopsychosocial Correlates of Binge Eating Disorder in Caucasian and African American Women with Obesity in Primary Care Settings. European Eating Disorders Review 2015, 24: 181-186. PMID: 26640009, PMCID: PMC5076468, DOI: 10.1002/erv.2417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care settingEating-disorder psychopathologyCare settingsBiopsychosocial correlatesHigher diastolic blood pressureInstitute appropriate interventionsPoor glycaemic controlDiastolic blood pressurePhysical health functioningRacial differencesSignificant racial differencesBinge Eating DisorderAfrican AmericansAfrican American womenGlycaemic controlObese womenBlood pressureMetabolic syndromeClinical presentationCaucasian patientsDepressive symptomsComorbid bingeHealth functioningAppropriate interventionsEarly onset