• Assessing motivational stages and processes of change for weight management around bariatric surgery: a multicenter study 

      Lecube, Albert; Sánchez, Enric; Andrés, Ana; Saldaña, Carmina; Morales, María José; Calañas, Alfonso; Miñambres, Inka; Pellitero, Silvia; Cordido, Fernando; Bueno, Marta; Caixás, Assumpta; Vilarrasa, Nuria (Springer Nature, 2019-06-17)
      [Abstract] Introduction/purpose: The assessment of the patients' motivation as a predictor of behavioral change via five stages (pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance) and four processes ...
    • The SEEN comprehensive clinical survey of adult obesity: executive summary 

      Ballesteros-Pomar, María D.; Vilarrasa, Nuria; Rubio Herrera, Miguel Ángel; Barahona, María José; Bueno, Marta; Caixás, Assumpta; Calañas Continente, Alfonso; Ciudin, Andreea; Cordido, Fernando; Hollanda, Ana de; Díaz, María Jesús; Flores, Lliliam; García Luna, Pedro Pablo; García Pérez-Sevillano, Fernando; Goday, Albert; Lecube, Albert; López Gómez, Juan José; Miñambres, Inka; Morales Gorria, María José; Morinigo, Rosa; Nicolau, Joana; Pellitero, Silvia; Salvador, Javier; Valdés, Sergio; Bretón Lesmes, Irene (Elsevier, 2021-04-09)
      [Abstract] Obesity is one of the great challenges in healthcare nowadays with important implications for health so requiring comprehensive management. This document aims to establish practical and evidence-based recommendations ...
    • Weight-related quality of life in spanish obese subjects suitable for bariatric surgery is lower than in their North American counterparts: a case–control study 

      Caixás, Assumpta; Lecube, Albert; Morales, María-José; Calañas Continente, Alfonso; Moreiro, José; Cordido, Fernando; Díaz, María-Jesús; Másmiquel, Lluís; Moreno, Basilio; Vidal, Josep; Goday, Albert; Arrizabalaga, Juan-José; García-Luna, Pedro-Pablo; Iglesias, Paloma; Burguera, Bartolomé; Rubio, Miguel-Ángel; Monereo, Susana; Crosby, Ross D.; Kolotkin, Ronette L. (Springer, 2012-10-23)
      [Abstract] Background: Obesity impairs quality of life, but the perception of the impairment could be different from one country to another. The purpose was to compare weight-related quality of life (QOL) between cohorts ...