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Obese patients suffering from eating disorders
Staňová, Alžběta ; Pešková, Barbora (advisor) ; Matoulek, Martin (referee)
Introduction: Due to changes in our lifestyle obesity has become a pandemic over the last couple of years. It is a multifactorial disease with a devastating impact on our health. Besides that, obesity can have an impact on our psychical health as well (depression, anxiety) which can lead to eating disorders. The common features of all eating disorders are disturbed eating behaviour as well as disturbed body image, which is also the case with obesity. Objectives: The aim of this study is to analyze the issue of a mutual occurrence of obesity and eating disorders in newcomers at obesity clinic. A total of 4 major research objectives have been identified mapping the incidence of depression and anxiety, craving intensity, eating psychopathology and eating disorders. Methods: The data were obtained using questionnaires and subsequently evaluated in Microsoft Excel. Five questionnaires were selected for data collection: a short anamnesis questionnaire, The Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventory (BDI-II and BAI), The Three Factor Eating-Questionnaire (TFE-Q), The General Food-Craving Questionnaire - Trait (G-FCQ-T) and The EDE-Q Questionnaire. Results: Respondents were concerned about the shape and weight of their own bodies the most. They were self-conscious about looking at it and kept their bodies...
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