Journal article
Body image concerns in obese women seeking bariatric surgery
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess multidimensional body image concerns in a sample of obese women seeking bariatric surgery at an outpatient hospital clinic in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of obese adult women seeking bariatric surgery at an outpatient medical clinic in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ( n =148) completed various self-report measures of body image concerns, including body image …
Authors
Ghai A; Milosevic I; Laliberte M; Taylor VH; McCabe RE
Journal
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 96–107
Publisher
Emerald
Publication Date
June 10, 2014
DOI
10.1108/eihsc-11-2013-0044
ISSN
2056-4902