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Chisom Kanu1, Miriam Kimel2, Iris Goetz1
1Eli Lilly and Company Indianapolis Indiana USA.
Obesity science & practice
|January 27, 2026
Resumen
La nueva Escala de Peso y Emociones (WES) mide eficazmente el impacto emocional de la obesidad. Esta herramienta de resultados informados por el paciente (PRO) ayuda a evaluar los beneficios del tratamiento para personas con sobrepeso u obesidad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Psiquiatría y Psicología
- Investigación Clínica
- Resultados Informados por el Paciente
Sus antecedentes:
- La obesidad y el sobrepeso están relacionados con un malestar psicosocial significativo.
- Las medidas de resultados informados por el paciente (PRO) actuales no capturan adecuadamente las experiencias emocionales de las personas con obesidad.
- Existe la necesidad de herramientas integrales para evaluar el impacto emocional de la obesidad y sus tratamientos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Desarrollar y evaluar la Escala de Peso y Emociones (WES), una nueva medida de resultados informados por el paciente (PRO).
- Evaluar el impacto de la obesidad y el sobrepeso en el funcionamiento emocional de los pacientes.
- Evaluar la efectividad de los tratamientos para la obesidad en el bienestar emocional.
Principales métodos:
- La WES se desarrolló utilizando datos de entrevistas a pacientes, revisiones de literatura y entrevistas a médicos.
- Se realizaron entrevistas cognitivas con adultos (N=20) con obesidad/sobrepeso y complicaciones para evaluar la validez del contenido de la WES.
- La WES es una medida de PRO de 16 ítems diseñada para evaluar 13 conceptos relacionados con las emociones.
Principales resultados:
- Las entrevistas cognitivas indicaron una recepción positiva de la WES por parte de los participantes, con alta comprensión y facilidad de uso.
- La mayoría de los ítems de la WES (75%) fueron entendidos por todos los participantes.
- Una gran mayoría (≥75%) de los participantes calificaron la mayoría de los ítems como "muy importantes" o "moderadamente importantes".
Conclusiones:
- La Escala de Peso y Emociones (WES) es una medida de PRO validada para evaluar el funcionamiento emocional en personas con obesidad.
- La WES se puede utilizar en ensayos clínicos, investigación y práctica para evaluar los efectos de la obesidad y sus tratamientos en la salud emocional.
- Esta escala ofrece un método sólido para comprender la carga psicosocial asociada con la obesidad.
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