Understanding the relationship between weight loss, emotional well-being and health-related quality of life in patients attending a specialist obesity weight management service

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 574-586

  Wright, Fiona ^a   Boyle, Susan ^a   Baxter, Karim ^a   Gilchrist, Leanne ^a   Nellaney, Julie ^a   Greenlaw, Nicola ^b   Forde, Lorna ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health related quality of life (HRQOL); IWQOL Lite; obesity; well being and weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALIZATION; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876573436     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312451865     Document Type: Article

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