Psychiatric and Sexual Experience Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery Patients: A One-Year Follow-up Study; Bariatrik Cerrahi Hastalarının Psikiyatrik ve Cinsel Deneyim Sonuçları: Bir Yıllık Takip Çalışması Kohort Çalışma

Abstract

Objective: Obesity, a growing pandemic of this era by affecting approximately 13% of the global population, is associated with various medical comorbidities including Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and atherosclerosis along with psychiatric conditions such as depression and anxiety. In this study our aim is to assess and compare the effect of bariatric surgery on depression, anxiety disorder and sexual experience status of patients by assessment at preoperative period and postoperative 1st year. To assess the psychiatric and sexual experience outcomes prior to and after surgery. A prospective observational cohort study. Material and Methods: Three major inventories, namely Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Arizona Sexual Experience Scale, have been utilized in order to assess the effect of bariatric surgery on participants in terms of depression, anxiety disorder and sexual experience status. Results: We have included 174 patients operated at the same bariatric surgery department with identical surgical procedure. Our results indicate statistically significant improvement in depression, anxiety and sexual experience at post-operative year 1 compared to pre-operative period. Conclusion: Psychiatric comorbidities of bariatric surgery candidates should not be overlooked and may potentially be included in bariatric surgery indications along with other medical comorbidities, nevertheless, further studies are required in this field. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.