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Fighting Obesity: Bariatric Surgery, Health Care Service, and Positive Psychology Approaches

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 7660

Special Issue Editors

Department of International Business, Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 32097, Taiwan
Interests: patient safety; psychology; health literacy; public health; communication; health care markets
Department of Surgery, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;National Chun-Kong University, Tainan, Taiwan;
Interests: bariatric surgery; metabolic surgery; gastric cancer
Department of International Business, Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 32097, Taiwan
Interests: positive psychology; knowledge management; organizational behavior

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

As a medical problem that increases one’s risk of a range of diseases and health problems, obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally. Weight loss methods, such as exercise, diet control, medication, and Chinese medicine treatments, can improve or prevent the health problems that are associated with obesity; however, for severely obese patients, such weight loss methods tend to have little effect. Therefore, for patients with morbid obesity, bariatric surgery can effectively both reduce and maintain weight. Weight loss can also help to extend the life of patients and improve their quality of life as well as appearance. This Special Issue aims to provide an international, interdisciplinary forum for communicating the latest research on topics that include findings about weight loss that affect obese patients, such as treatment, nursing care, nutrition, and patient education. In addition, positive psychology has been shown to significantly influence individuals’ positive attitudes and behaviors and thus lead to desired outcomes. Obese patients with positive characteristics might more easily achieve their goal of weight loss. Thus, this Special Issue also aims to collect studies that explore the issue of obesity from a positive psychology perspective. Finally, studies using innovative research methods to study obese patients are also welcome. All manuscripts will be reviewed by experts in the field and must be submitted no later than June 30, 2021.

Dr. Yi Chih Lee
Prof. Wei Jei Lee
Dr. Wei-Li Wu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • patient safety
  • bariatric surgery
  • health behaviors
  • education and knowledge
  • nursing care
  • positive psychology

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General Practitioner’s Knowledge about Bariatric Surgery Is Associated with Referral Practice to Bariatric Surgery Centers
by Mara Egerer, Nicole Kuth, Alexander Koch, Sophia Marie-Therese Schmitz, Andreas Kroh, Ulf P. Neumann, Tom F. Ulmer and Patrick H. Alizai
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(19), 10055; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910055 - 24 Sep 2021
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(1) Background: Patients seeking treatment for obesity and related diseases often contact general practitioners (GPs) first. The aim of this study was to evaluate GPs’ knowledge about weight loss surgery (WLS) and potential stereotypes towards obese patients. (2) Methods: For this prospective cohort [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Patients seeking treatment for obesity and related diseases often contact general practitioners (GPs) first. The aim of this study was to evaluate GPs’ knowledge about weight loss surgery (WLS) and potential stereotypes towards obese patients. (2) Methods: For this prospective cohort study, 204 GPs in the region of the bariatric surgery center at the University Hospital Aachen were included. The participants filled out a questionnaire comprising general treatment of obese patients, stigmatization towards obese patients (1–5 points) as well as knowledge regarding WLS (1–5 points). (3) Results: The mean age of the GPs was 54 years; 41% were female. Mean score for self-reported knowledge was 3.6 points out of 5. For stigma-related items, the mean score was 3.3 points out of 5. A total of 60% of the participants recognized bariatric surgery as being useful. Knowledge about bariatric surgery significantly correlated with the number of referrals to bariatric surgery centers (p < 0.001). No significant correlation was found between stigma and referral to surgery (p = 0.057). (4) Conclusions: The more GPs subjectively know about bariatric surgery, the more often they refer patients to bariatric surgery specialists—regardless of potentially present stereotypes. Therefore, GPs should be well informed about indications and opportunities of WLS. Full article
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Risk Prediction of Second Primary Endometrial Cancer in Obese Women: A Hospital-Based Cancer Registry Study
by Chi-Chang Chang, Chun-Chia Chen, Chalong Cheewakriangkrai, Ying Chen Chen and Shun-Fa Yang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(17), 8997; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18178997 - 26 Aug 2021
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Due to the high effectiveness of cancer screening and therapies, the diagnosis of second primary cancers (SPCs) has increased in women with endometrial cancer (EC). However, previous studies providing adequate evidence to support screening for SPCs in endometrial cancer are lacking. This study [...] Read more.
Due to the high effectiveness of cancer screening and therapies, the diagnosis of second primary cancers (SPCs) has increased in women with endometrial cancer (EC). However, previous studies providing adequate evidence to support screening for SPCs in endometrial cancer are lacking. This study aimed to develop effective risk prediction models of second primary endometrial cancer (SPEC) in women with obesity (body mass index (BMI) > 25) and included datasets on the incidence of SPEC and the other risks of SPEC in 4480 primary cancer survivors from a hospital-based cancer registry database. We found that obesity plays a key role in SPEC. We used 10 independent variables as predicting variables, which correlated to obesity, and so should be monitored for the early detection of SPEC in endometrial cancer. Our proposed scheme is promising for SPEC prediction and demonstrates the important influence of obesity and clinical data representation in all cases following primary treatments. Our results suggest that obesity is still a crucial risk factor for SPEC in endometrial cancer. Full article
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How Spiritual Leadership Boosts Nurses’ Work Engagement: The Mediating Roles of Calling and Psychological Capital
by Wei-Li Wu and Yi-Chih Lee
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(17), 6364; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176364 - 01 Sep 2020
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Work engagement is an important topic in the field of nursing management. Meanwhile, spiritual leadership has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on healthcare workers. However, the relationship between spiritual leadership and work engagement is unclear. The main purpose of this study [...] Read more.
Work engagement is an important topic in the field of nursing management. Meanwhile, spiritual leadership has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on healthcare workers. However, the relationship between spiritual leadership and work engagement is unclear. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of spiritual leadership on work engagement through increased spiritual well-being and psychological capital. This study used a cross-sectional survey to collect data in Taiwan. The sample included 164 nurses, with empirical testing carried out by PROCESS Macro for SPSS. The results show that spiritual leadership has a positive influence on work engagement and that spiritual well-being (i.e., calling) and psychological capital mediate the effect of spiritual leadership on work engagement. According to the results of this study, nursing leaders must be aware of the role of spiritual leadership in promoting work engagement. Full article
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