A IMPORTÂNCIA DA AVALIAÇÃO PSICOLÓGICA DIANTE OS EFEITOS PSICOSSOCIAIS DA CIRURGIA BARIÁTRICA

Abstract

Obesity is a growing public health problem, having as one of the resources, in cases of lack of response to conventional treatment, the performance of bariatric surgery, because in addition to being an effective intervention in relation to obesity, it helps in the control of associated comorbidities. However, to ascertain whether or not a person is able to undergo the procedure, it is necessary that a process of psychological evaluation be carried out. This study aimed to evaluate the self-perception of post-bariatric patients in relation to surgery and treatment adherence, describing, therefore, how the psychological evaluation process occurred. For this, a survey was conducted with 213 participants who have already undergone bariatric surgery. Among the main findings, it was found that: most participants felt motivated to perform the surgery due to health problems due to obesity, having performed it through medical plans and feeling very well oriented and prepared for surgery. Most patients reported being satisfied with having undergone the surgery, having observed positive implications in psychological aspects, self-esteem and social relationships. It was found that anxiety is the main emotional situation that leads them to seek comfort in food intake and that the main reasons for weight regain were muscle mass gain, absence of physical activities and return of more eating habits. In addition, weight regain was associated with not following the diet, the time of surgery more than two years ago and the male sex. It is concluded that surgery brings benefits to patients and that the guidelines received during the process of preparation for surgery should be followed continuously.