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Title: Psychological symptoms in obesity and related factors
Authors: Değirmenci, T.
Kalkan Oğuzhanoğlu, Nazan
Sözeri-Varma, G.
Özdel, O.
Fenkçi, S.
Keywords: Anxiety
Depression
Eating attitude
Obesity
Quality of life
Self-esteem
anxiety disorder
Article
controlled study
depression
disease association
feeding behavior
female
Hamilton Anxiety Scale
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
human
major clinical study
male
obesity
physical capacity
quality of life
self esteem
Publisher: Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society
Abstract: Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between levels of depression and anxiety symptoms and quality of life, self-esteem in obesity. Methods: Fifty-two subjects whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m² and over and 43 control whose BMI is normal were recruited for this study. The socio demographic data form, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D17), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Quality of Life Scale Short Form (WHOQOL-Brief-TR), Coopersmith Self Esteem Scale (CSES), The Eating Attitudes (EAT), were applied to the participants. Results: In this study most of the patients are women, married, postgraduated and live in urban areas. It was determined to scores of HAM-D17, HAM-A and EAT are higher in obese group than control group; WHOQOL-Brief-TR physical field scores was lower in obese group than control group. CSES scores wasn’t difference between obese and control group. In obese group, there was HAM-D17 and HAM-A scores a negative correlation between quality of life physical field score, negative correlation between CSES score, positive correlation between EAT scale score. There is no correlation between scores of HAM-D17 and HAM-A and BMI. Conclusion: Our results suggest that depressive and anxiety levels are high in induvidual with obesity. They have problems in eating attitudes and their quality of life especially physical field is poor. The psychological symptoms have negative effects on the quality of life, self-esteem, and eating attitudes. Our results suggest that psychiatric support to improving positive effects quality of life and self-esteem in individual with obesity. © 2015 by Turkish Association of Neuropsychiatry.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/10454
https://doi.org/10.5152/npa.2015.6904
ISSN: 1300-0667
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