Minfulness-Based Training Program in Bariatric Surgery Patients

Summary

Bariatric surgery maintains its place in the literature as the most effective treatment method for obesity. In order for the surgery to be effective, it is important for individuals to adapt to the surgical process. This process has become more manageable with lifestyle changes and health education. Mindfulness practices are (useful forms of intervention) for practicing and restructuring the brain for healthier eating habits. The results of mindfulness studies show that mindful eating practices can be effective in the prevention and treatment of obesity. Studies on mindfulness in obesity are increasing rapidly in the literature; however, few studies have tested this approach in bariatric surgery patients. This research was planned in an action research design to examine the effect of mindfulness-based education program on individuals' mindful eating in bariatric surgery patients. As an action in the research, an mindfullness-based training program will be developed for the bariatric patient group. Then, in the preoperative period, a four-week, weekly session of mindfulness-based exercise and eating training will be given to the action group as an intervention. Mindful Eating Questionnaire will be applied to all participants (action and control group) before the training, and data will be collected from the action group with the vignette technique. A short cut story will be prepared, and the participants will be asked to complete the short story in written form. At the end of the training sessions, a focus group discussion will be held with the participants. An in-depth interview will be conducted with each participant in line with the semi-structured interview form in the third and sixth months after the surgery. The Mindful Eating Questionnaire will be readministered to both the action group and the control group. During and after the training, participants will be asked to write down any changes they notice in their diaries. In the research, quantitative data will be evaluated with descriptive statistical tests, and qualitative data will be evaluated with content analysis, descriptive and thematic analysis. As a result of the research, it is aimed to improve the mindful eating of the participants. It is anticipated that the research will increase the mindfulness level of the participants in their lives and contribute to future research.

Conditions

• Bariatric Surgery Candidate

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Training Programme in Bariatric Surgey Patients

ACTION Conducting mindfulness-based 4-session training program Focus group discussion after the training Within the scope of mindfulness-based training: Mindful Eating practices; qigong exercises; meditation exercises; breathing exercises; training specific to the bariatric surgery process was given. FOLLOW-UP PHASE (3rd MONTH/6.MONTH POSTOPERATIVE) * Reminder of weekly practices * Recording changes in mindful eating in participant experience diaries during the follow-up

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Akdeniz University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Defne Dizlek Bayraktar · Akdeniz University

• Emine Catal · Akdeniz University

• Huseyin Ciyiltepe · Antalya Training and Research Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-08-02

Primary Completion

2023-09-24

Completion

2024-02-29

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations