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Focusing on Body Functionality After Bariatric Surgery

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Body Image
Interventions
Other: Expand Your Horizon
Registration Number
NCT04883268
Lead Sponsor
Maastricht University
Brief Summary

This study investigated whether focusing on one's body functionality (i.e., everything the body can do, rather than how it looks) would lead to improvements in body image, self-esteem, and self-kindness among women who have undergone bariatric surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
103
Inclusion Criteria
  • Identifying as female, being between 18 and 65 years old, having undergone bariatric surgery 5-7 months prior to the study, and qualifying for standard aftercare at the Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek (NOK; Dutch Obesity Clinic).
Exclusion Criteria
  • N/A

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention GroupExpand Your HorizonParticipants in the intervention group completed the Expand Your Horizon programme (Alleva et al., 2015).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in appearance satisfaction over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

Appearance satisfaction was assessed using the Body Areas Satisfaction Subscale (BASS) of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ). Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores demonstrating higher appearance satisfaction.

Change in self-objectification over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

Self-objectification was assessed using the Self-Objectification Questionnaire (SOQ). Scores range from -25 to 25, with lower scores demonstrating higher levels of self-objectification.

Change in functionality satisfaction over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

Functionality satisfaction was assessed using the Physical Condition Subscale (PCS) of the Body Esteem Scale (BES). Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores demonstrating higher functionality satisfaction.

Change in body appreciation over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

Body appreciation was assessed using the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores demonstrating higher body appreciation.

Change in body responsiveness over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

Body responsiveness was assessed using the Body Responsiveness Questionnaire (BRQ). Scores range from 1-7, with higher scores demonstrating higher body responsiveness.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in self-esteem over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

Self-esteem was assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE). Scores range from 10-40, with higher scores reflecting higher levels of self-esteem.

Changes in self-kindness over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

Self-kindness was assessed using the Self-Kindness Subscale (SKS) of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). Scores range from 1-7, with higher scores reflecting higher levels of self-kindness.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek

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Huis ter heide, Utrecht, Netherlands

Maastricht University

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Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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