TY - JOUR
T1 - Improved Physical and Mental Health After a Combined Lifestyle Intervention with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Obesity
AU - Mohseni, Mostafa
AU - Kuckuck, Susanne
AU - Meeusen, Renate E.H.
AU - Jiskoot, Geranne
AU - Lengton, Robin
AU - Savas, Mesut
AU - Berk, Kirsten A.C.
AU - Van der Valk, Eline S.
AU - Van der Voorn, Bibian
AU - Van den Berg, Sjoerd A.A.
AU - Iyer, Anand M.
AU - Bussmann, Johannes B.J.
AU - Leenen, Pieter J.M.
AU - Dik, Wim A.
AU - de Groot, Cornelis J.
AU - Van den Akker, Erica L.T.
AU - Van Rossum, Elisabeth F.C.
N1 - Funding Information:
E. F. C. v. R. is funded by a Vidi grant from the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research NWO/ZONMW (grant number: 91716453). The Elisabeth Foundation financially supports E. F. C. v. R., E. L. T. v. d. A., and B. v. d. V.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Background: Obesity is a multifactorial, chronic, progressive disease associated with decreased health-related quality of life, co-morbidities, and increased mortality risk. Lifestyle interventions, focusing on dietetics, physical exercise, and behavioral therapy, are a cornerstone of therapy. Despite this very multidisciplinary treatment approach, the definition of treatment success is still based only on an average weight loss of ≥ 5%. However, the heterogeneous nature of obesity may necessitate a more comprehensive approach to assessing treatment effects. Objectives: Here, we describe changes in physiological, psychological, and behavioral health after a multidisciplinary combined lifestyle intervention (CLI). Additionally, we investigated whether these changes were related to weight loss. Methods: This prospective longitudinal study comprised 96 adults with obesity (73 women, 81 Caucasian) participating in a CLI at the Obesity Center CGG, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The 1.5-year intervention comprised mul-tidisciplinary professional guidance towards a healthy diet, increased physical activity, and included cognitive behavioral therapy. Physiological health outcomes, psychological well-being, eating behavior, and physical activity were assessed after ten weeks and 1.5 years and compared to baseline. Results: An average of 5.2% weight loss (-6.0 kg) was accompanied by a mean 9.8% decrease in fat mass (-5.9 kg; both P < 0.001) and significant improvements in metabolism, hormonal status, and immune parameters (all P < 0.05). Moreover, we observed decreased psychopathology, increased quality of life, and decreased disordered eating (all P < 0.05). Weight loss correlated with most metabolic changes (all P < 0.05) but not with most psychological/behavioral changes. Conclusions: Combined lifestyle intervention in patients with obesity was accompanied by significant improvements in body weight and body composition along with cardiometabolic, endocrine, immunological, psychological, and behavioral improve-ments. Interestingly, most changes in psychological and behavioral health occurred independently of weight loss. Obesity treatment success should be evaluated based on a combination of physical and patient-reported outcomes rather than weight loss alone.
AB - Background: Obesity is a multifactorial, chronic, progressive disease associated with decreased health-related quality of life, co-morbidities, and increased mortality risk. Lifestyle interventions, focusing on dietetics, physical exercise, and behavioral therapy, are a cornerstone of therapy. Despite this very multidisciplinary treatment approach, the definition of treatment success is still based only on an average weight loss of ≥ 5%. However, the heterogeneous nature of obesity may necessitate a more comprehensive approach to assessing treatment effects. Objectives: Here, we describe changes in physiological, psychological, and behavioral health after a multidisciplinary combined lifestyle intervention (CLI). Additionally, we investigated whether these changes were related to weight loss. Methods: This prospective longitudinal study comprised 96 adults with obesity (73 women, 81 Caucasian) participating in a CLI at the Obesity Center CGG, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The 1.5-year intervention comprised mul-tidisciplinary professional guidance towards a healthy diet, increased physical activity, and included cognitive behavioral therapy. Physiological health outcomes, psychological well-being, eating behavior, and physical activity were assessed after ten weeks and 1.5 years and compared to baseline. Results: An average of 5.2% weight loss (-6.0 kg) was accompanied by a mean 9.8% decrease in fat mass (-5.9 kg; both P < 0.001) and significant improvements in metabolism, hormonal status, and immune parameters (all P < 0.05). Moreover, we observed decreased psychopathology, increased quality of life, and decreased disordered eating (all P < 0.05). Weight loss correlated with most metabolic changes (all P < 0.05) but not with most psychological/behavioral changes. Conclusions: Combined lifestyle intervention in patients with obesity was accompanied by significant improvements in body weight and body composition along with cardiometabolic, endocrine, immunological, psychological, and behavioral improve-ments. Interestingly, most changes in psychological and behavioral health occurred independently of weight loss. Obesity treatment success should be evaluated based on a combination of physical and patient-reported outcomes rather than weight loss alone.
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U2 - 10.5812/ijem-129906
DO - 10.5812/ijem-129906
M3 - Article
C2 - 37038540
AN - SCOPUS:85145199561
SN - 1726-913X
VL - 21
JO - International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 1
M1 - e129906
ER -
