Prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders among bariatric surgery patients
Abstract
Aim: Obesity carries with itself an increased risk of psychological distress, depression and anxiety. Several studies have proven that the best modality of treatment for morbid obesity is bariatric surgery. However, the outcome of bariatric surgery on psychological health varies between individuals. Comprehensive perioperative mental health evaluation for patients seeking bariatric surgery is important, as psychiatric comorbidities could result in poor outcomes, and based on our knowledge, studies on psychiatric outcomes post bariatric surgery are limited in Saudi Arabia. This study is aimed at assessing the impact of bariatric surgery on developing depression and anxiety symptoms.
Methods: Data for this cross-sectional study were collected from patients via an electronic self-administered questionnaire of both genders who underwent bariatric surgery during the period between July 2013 and July 2017 at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Results: The total number of the participants was 214, wherein 66 (30.8%) were males and 150 (69.2%) were females. Participants who underwent bariatric surgery ranged between 17 and 64 years of age with a median age of 36.69 years. With regards to preoperative assessment, we found that 95.8% of our sample did not visit a psychiatry clinic. The postoperative percentage of depression and anxiety among patients was 67 (31.3%) and 40 (18.7%), respectively. Using multivariate regression analysis, patients’ income was found to be significantly associated with anxiety, those who had higher income had less odds of being anxious compared to the group with low income (<3000 riyals) and this was statistically significant.
Conclusion: Compared to general population, the post bariatric surgery prevalence of anxiety and depression is high. We recommend pre- and postoperative psychiatric assessment for all bariatric surgery patients in centers where this has not yet been implemented in the pre- and postoperative protocols.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Cerrahi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Salma Sait
*
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-1126-301X
Saudi Arabia
Nora Trabulsi
*
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-0540-922X
Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Zagzoog
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-4275-2839
Saudi Arabia
Hatan Mortada
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-1283-4136
Saudi Arabia
Afnan Altowaireb
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-4025-2424
Saudi Arabia
Alyaa Hemdi
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-4123-313X
Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Nassif
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-0180-4898
Saudi Arabia
Abdulmalik Altaf
*
0000-0003-1661-2717
Saudi Arabia
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Ağustos 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
15 Ağustos 2019
Kabul Tarihi
17 Ağustos 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 8
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