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1. Introduction
2. Obesity- research and clinical practice
3. Quality of life
4. Different domains of quality of life
5. Health-related quality of life
6. Questionnaires
7. Different kinds of HRQL questionnaires
8. Generic HRQL questionnaires
9. SF-36 measurement model
10. Disease-specific measures of HRQOL
11. Obesity-specific HRQL questionnaires
12. Obesity-specific HRQL questionnaires - OP scale
13. IWQOL-lite scales
14. Population based studies: weight and HRQL
15. SF-36 scores by BMI For middle aged women
16. Weight and physical functioning
17. Mean SF-36 scores in obesity/chronic illness
18. Morbid obesity reduces HRQL markedly
19. Weight change and HRQL
20. HSQ-12 scores after 26 y follow-up in Chicago
21. Weight and HRQL- evidence from (1)
22. Subjective vs. physician reporting
23. Medical complications of obesity
24. HRQL in morbidly obese patients
25. Obesity-related psychosocial problems (OP scale)
26. Gender and IWQOL- lite scores
27. IWQOL- lite scores by racial group
28. IWQOL- lite scores for women by BED category
29. Total score by BMI group and treatment modality
30. Quality of life in obese persons
31. Weight and HRQL- evidence from (2)
32. The paradox of health-care
33. Systematic review of RCT's
34. Description of 34 HRQL studies
35. Results of of 34 HRQL studies
36. Quality of 34 RCT's in a systematic review
37. Lifestyle intervention and HRQL
38. HRQL during and 2y after treatment with VLED (1)
39. HRQL before and after VLED
40. Obesity- related psychosocial problems
41. HRQL during and 2 y after treatment with VLED (2)
42. HRQL during and 2 y after treatment with VLED (3)
43. HRQL during and 2 y after treatment with VLED (4)
44. Relationship between weight loss and IWQOL
45. Pharmacotherapy and HRQL
46. Sibutramine vs. placebo (1)
47. Sibutramine vs. placebo (2)
48. Surgical procedures
49. SOS
50. Obesity- related psychosocial problems
51. HRQL changes surgery vs. controls
52. Changes in IWQOL 6 months after gastric bypass
53. Effects sizes with different methods of weight loss
54. Conclusions: population level
55. Conclusions: treatment seekers
56. Conclusions: treatment (1)
57. Conclusions: treatment (2)
58. Success cannot be measured in kg's only

Topics Covered

• Obesity: research and clinical practice
• Quality of life: functioning and wellbeing
• Physical, mental, social and obesity-specific perspectives
• Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
• Questionnaires
• Disease-specific measure of HRQOL
• Obesity specific HRQOL questionnaires
• Psychosocial problems
• Evidence from population studies
• Weight and physical functioning
• Weight change and HRQOL
• Medical complications of obesity
• Evidence from weight loss studies
• The paradox of health-care
• Pharmacotherapy and HRQOL
• Surgical procedures

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Series:

• Obesity

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Metabolism & Nutrition

Therapeutic Areas:

• Cardiovascular & Metabolic

Talk Citation

Rissanen, A. and Kaukua, J. (2007, October 1). Obesity, weight loss and health-related quality of life [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/TRCB6592.
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Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007
• Archived on May 28, 2025

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Aila Rissanen has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
• Dr. Jarmo Kaukua has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.