[From morbid obesity to complex obesity: somato-psychic issues]

Rev Infirm. 2023 Aug-Sep;72(293):20-22. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.07.004. Epub 2023 Aug 10.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Complex obesity is a chronic, multifactorial pathology. These repercussions (respiratory insufficiency, hypoventilation syndrome, cardiac insufficiency, loss of functional autonomy and mobility with a tendency to grabatization, depression, behavioral disorders) directly sustain the disease. Access to care is virtually impossible for them outside specialized obesity centers (CSO) and specialized medical and rehabilitation care (SMR). We need to support healthcare teams by analyzing their practices, including those of expert patients, to ensure that complex obesity is treated with the humanity it requires.

Keywords: boucle systémique; care; complex obesity; evaluation; exclusion; multifactoriality; multifactorialité; obésité complexe; soin; systemic loop; team; équipe; évaluation.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders*
  • Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome* / therapy
  • Obesity, Morbid* / epidemiology
  • Obesity, Morbid* / therapy
  • Respiratory Insufficiency* / therapy