Terrazas-Romero María Eugenia, Flores-Boyso Guadalupe Jazmín, Zenil-Magaña Nallely Teotetl, Landa-Ramírez Edgar, Reséndiz-Barragán Aída Monserrat
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Psicología, Programa de Psicología de la Salud y Medicina Conductual, Ciudad de México, México.
Secretaría de Salud, Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González", Subdirección de investigación Biomédica, Ciudad de México, México.
Gac Med Mex. 2018;154(5):569-574. doi: 10.24875/GMM.18004175.
Stress is a variable that may play an important role in the development of obesity and in the quality of life of patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery, since stress is linked to the consumption of hypercaloric foods, sedentariness and higher incidence of psychological disorders.
To describe the most common types of stress coping strategies in patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery and establish their relationship with body mass index and quality of life perception.
One-hundred and one patients with severe obesity who were candidates for bariatric surgery were evaluated by means of the Stress Coping Questionnaire and the Quality of Life and Health Inventory.
The most commonly used coping type is action and the most common strategy is focus on problem solving. Five coping strategies were significantly associated with quality of life; there was no significant association with body mass index.
There is an association between some coping styles and quality of life in individuals who are candidates for bariatric surgery.
压力是一个变量，可能在肥胖症的发展以及减肥手术候选患者的生活质量中发挥重要作用，因为压力与高热量食物的摄入、久坐不动以及心理障碍的较高发病率有关。
描述减肥手术候选患者中最常见的压力应对策略类型，并确定它们与体重指数和生活质量认知之间的关系。
通过压力应对问卷以及生活质量与健康量表对101名重度肥胖且为减肥手术候选者的患者进行评估。
最常用的应对类型是行动，最常见的策略是专注于解决问题。五种应对策略与生活质量显著相关；与体重指数无显著关联。
减肥手术候选者的某些应对方式与生活质量之间存在关联。
