Table 1 Study Characteristics
Author | Design | N | Sex | Mean age | Country | Follow up | Operation | Personality trait assessed | Relevant outcome variable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caltabiano [8] | Cross-sectional | 127 | Female (only females recruited) (100%) | 45 | Online | N/A | • 73.9% vertical sleeve • 18.5% gastric bypass • 7.6% gastric band | • Extraversion, • Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, • Intellect/Imagination, • Emotional stability | HRQol: Total Obesity related wellbeing, relevance of symptoms on QoL, occurrence of symptoms on QoL |
Pereira et al. [58] | Prospective Pre/post | 90 | n = 79 female (87.78%) | 45.14 | Portugal | 1 year | • Gastric bypass (85.6%) • Gastric sleeve (14.4%) | • Impulsivity | HRQol mental QoL, physical QoL |
Canetti et al. [11] | Prospective Pre/post | 51 (bariatric surgery) 51 (diet) | n = 44 female (86.27) n = 33 female (64.71%) | 34.2 | Israel | 1 year | • Silastic ring vertical banded gastroplasty (n = 44) • Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (n = 7) | • Neuroticism | HRQol |
Lee et al. [41] | Pre/ post prospective study | 61 | n = 49 female (80.33%) | 33.3 | China | 1 year | • Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | • Competence • Agreeableness • Extraversion, • Open-mindedness | HRQol: Total Gastrointestinal QoL (GIQoL), social domain, psychological domain, psychical domain |
Van Hout et al. [69] | Pre/post prospective study | 112 | n = 98 female (87.5%) | 38.8 | Netherlands | 2 years | • Laparoscopic vertical band gastroplasty | • Neurotic lability-somatic symptoms | HRQol |