TY - JOUR AU - Hollywood, Amelia AU - Ogden, Jane AU - Hashemi, Majid PY - 2015 DA - 2015/03/21 TI - A randomised control trial assessing the impact of an investment based intervention on weight-loss, beliefs and behaviour after bariatric surgery: study protocol JO - BMC Obesity SP - 18 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - Although obesity surgery is currently the most effective method for achieving weight loss, not all patients lose the desired amount of weight and some show weight regain. Previous research shows that successful weight loss may be associated with the amount of investment the patient feels that they have made in their operation. For example, those who feel that it has taken more time and effort to organise, has cost more money, has been more disruptive to their lives and has caused pain are more likely to lose weight after their operation. Therefore, it seems as if the greater the sense of investment, the greater the motivation to make the operation a success. The present study aims to build on these findings by encouraging weight loss surgery patients to focus on the investment they have made, thus making their investment more salient to them and a means to improve weight loss outcomes. SN - 2052-9538 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-015-0048-2 DO - 10.1186/s40608-015-0048-2 ID - Hollywood2015 ER -