Personal factors associated with health related quality of life in patients attending patient education courses while waiting for bariatric surgery.

Abstract

In Norway, patients on waiting lists for treatment of their morbid obesity are required to attend a comprehensive patient education course at a Patient Education Resource Center. The aims of this study was 1) to explore the relationship between socio-demographic variables, health behaviour (physical activity), social support, and personal factors (self-esteem, self-effi cacy, sense of coherence and coping style) in relation to physical and mental health at the beginning of the course, and; 2)to compare participants’ HRQoL scores with norms from the general polulation.