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Clinical Assessment of Lifestyle and Behavioral Factors During Weight Loss Treatment

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This chapter provides an overview of the clinical assessment of lifestyle and behavioral factors in people who present for weight loss treatment. We focus on the clinical evaluation of patients through direction questioning during an in-person evaluation. This includes detailed questions about eating and activity behaviors and their specific contributions to the development of obesity. In addition, these questions assess a number of relevant psychosocial domains, such as mood and self-esteem, which can contribute to the development of obesity as well as successful treatment. These questions can be augmented with psychometrically validated instruments that can be completed in advance of this evaluation to assess specific domains or relevance and interest. Assessment of these factors will allow the practitioner to tailor the treatment approach to the specific needs of a given patient.

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Abbreviations

BAI:

Beck Anxiety Index

BED:

Binge eating disorder

BDI-II:

Beck Depression Inventory-II

BN:

Bulimia nervosa

DSM-5:

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition

EDE:

Eating disorder examination

EMR:

Electronic medical record

HAMD:

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

HRQOL:

Health-related quality of life

IWQOL:

Impact of weight on quality of life

NES:

Night eating syndrome

PCOS:

Polycystic ovary syndrome

QEWP-R:

Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-Revised

SSBs:

Sugar sweetened beverages

STAI:

State-Trait Anxiety Index

WALI:

Weight and Lifestyle Inventory

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  2. Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Rebecca J. Dilks MS, RD, LDN

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Sarwer, D., Allison, K., Dilks, R. (2016). Clinical Assessment of Lifestyle and Behavioral Factors During Weight Loss Treatment. In: Mechanick, J., Kushner, R. (eds) Lifestyle Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24687-1_6

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