Predictors of Alcohol Use after Bariatric Surgery

Authors

Lisa R. Miller-Matero, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Aaron Hamann, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Leah LaLonde, Henry Ford Health
Kellie M. Martens, Henry Ford HealthFollow
John Son
Shannon Clark-Sienkiewicz, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Monika Sata, Henry Ford Health
Joseph P. Coleman, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Leah M. Hecht, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Jordan M. Braciszewski, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Arthur M. Carlin, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Miller-Matero LR, Hamann A, LaLonde L, Martens KM, Son J, Clark-Sienkiewicz S, Sata M, Coleman JP, Hecht LM, Braciszewski JM, and Carlin AM. Predictors of Alcohol Use after Bariatric Surgery. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2020.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-17-2020

Publication Title

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings

Abstract

Patients undergoing bariatric surgery are at risk for devloping an alcohol use disorder (AUD). The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-surgical psychosocial risk factors for post-surgical alcohol consumption and hazardous drinking. Participants (N = 567) who underwent bariatric surgery between 2014 and 2017 reported their post-surgical alcohol use. Information was collected from the pre-surgical evaluation including history of alcohol use, psychiatric symptoms, and maladaptive eating behaviors (i.e., binge eating, purging, and emotional eating). Younger age and pre-surgical alcohol use predicted post-surgical alcohol use and hazardous drinking. In addition, higher levels of depressive symptoms and maladaptive eating patterns predicted post-surgical binge drinking. Clinicians conducting pre-surgical psychosocial evaluations should be aware of the multiple risk factors related to post-surgical problematic alcohol use. Future research should evaluate whether preventive interventions for high-risk patients decrease risk for post-surgical alcohol misuse.

PubMed ID

33205321

ePublication

ePub ahead of print