Abstract

ANDRIC, Júlia Testa et al. Anxiety symptoms in pre-surgery bariatric patients: a comparative study. Contextos Clínic [online]. 2019, vol.12, n.3, pp. 779-795. ISSN 1983-3482.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4013/ctc.2019.123.04.

The aim of this study was to identify anxiety symptoms in pre-surgery bariatric patients and to compare them with the control group and between genders. It is a quantitative, correlational, comparative study with a sample of 81 participants. A socio-demographic questionnaire, Trait-State Anxiety Inventory (IDATE) and Anxiety Symptom Intensity Scale (LIS-A) were used. In the pre-bariatric group (n=31), the mean of the women's IDATE was 39,18 and 34,18 in the LIS-A, and for the men 30,67 and 19,33 respectively. In the control group (n=50), the mean number of women was 37,07 in IDATE and 35,58 in HIS-A, and 34,60 and 22,53 in men. There was a higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms in women, but there was no significant difference in mean anxiety scores between the two groups.

Keywords : bariatric surgery; anxiety; obesity.

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