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Background: Bariatric is a branch of medicine dealing with the causes, prevention, and
treatment of obesity. It leads to massive and rapid weight loss in severely obese patients. This may
result in numerous complications that affect body image satisfaction and self-esteem. Aim of the
study: Was to evaluate the effect of a psycho-educational intervention for obese women after bariatric
surgery on body image and self-esteem. Study design: A quasi-experimental design was followed.
Study setting: This study was conducted in two settings namely the surgical department at University
Hospital in Benha and the Gastroenterology ward in the Main University hospital in Alexandria.
Subject: A convenient sample of 40 women who had bariatric surgery constituted the study subject.
They were divided into two equal groups randomly; a study group that received the nursing
psychological educational intervention and a control group that was exposed to routine care only. Tools
of the study: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Multidimensional body self-relations questionnaire
appearance scale (MBSRQ-AS) and socio-demographic and clinical characteristics sheet. Results:
Study group who received psychoeducational program show higher mean in self-esteem scale than the
control group with Mean ± SD (33.55±2.25 and 29.10±2.59 respectively) with highly statistical
significant difference between the study and control group. Also, the Mean ± SD of different domains
of body image satisfaction in study group were higher than control group with highly statistical
significant differences. Conclusion: The psychoeducational program implementation had a positive
effect in self-esteem and all domains of body image satisfaction for studied subjects undergoing
bariatric surgery. Recommendation: Psycho educational programs should be offered for obese
women' undergoing bariatric surgery as a regular and integral component of health care.
DOI
10.21608/jnsbu.2021.186452
Keywords
Key words: Obesity, Bariatric surgery, Psycho educational, Self-esteem, Body Image
Authors
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences/ Al Saeed
University, Yamen
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Mostafa El Gueneidy
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Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing / Alexandria University, Egypt
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Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing / Tanta University, Egypt
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Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing / Tanta University, Egypt
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Scientific peer reviewed journal
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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University
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https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/
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Effect of Psycho-educational Intervention for Obese Women Post Bariatric Surgery on Body Image and Self-esteem