Longitudinal associations between self-regulation and physical activity behavior following metabolic bariatric surgery; an exploratory study
Low adherence to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) recommendations among patients undergoing metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is common. However, understanding of psychosocial factors that contribute to low adherence levels is limited. Self-regulation plays a key role in MVPA adherence....
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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08 April 2025
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International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
Year: 2025, Volume: 22, Pages: 1-12 |
| ISSN: | 1479-5868 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12966-025-01739-2 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01739-2 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-025-01739-2 
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| Author Notes: | C. Sundgot-Borgen, S. Baardstu, D.S. Bond, F.F. Sniehotta, I. Bergh, T. Mala, Ø Rø and I.L. Kvalem |
| Summary: | Low adherence to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) recommendations among patients undergoing metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is common. However, understanding of psychosocial factors that contribute to low adherence levels is limited. Self-regulation plays a key role in MVPA adherence. Still, the longitudinal and bidirectional associations between self-regulation and MVPA in the MBS patient population remains unexplored. This study aimed to investigate how self-regulatory processes of action- and coping planning, and action control, developed over a 1-5-year post-surgery period, and explore longitudinally the direct, indirect, and bidirectional associations between this development in self-regulation and MVPA assessed at 1- and 5-years after surgery. Participants from the Oslo Bariatric Surgery Study (OBSS) completed MVPA-specific self-regulation questionnaires at 1-, 3-, and 5-years post-surgery and wore ActiGraph monitors for seven days at 1- and 5-years to assess daily MVPA. Second-order latent growth curve modeling examined changes in the three self-regulation constructs, followed by path analysis to explore direct, indirect, and bidirectional associations between baseline levels and changes in self-regulation, and MVPA at 1- and 5-years post-surgery. A total of 205 (82.8%), 195 (64.6%), and 79 (26.2%) male and females (77%) participated at 1-, 3-, and 5-years after surgery, respectively. Action- and coping- planning decreased with.52 and.30 sd, respectively, over 1-5 years post-surgery. This indicates a moderate effect size. Action control remained relatively stable. Indirect and bidirectional path analyses showed that only higher levels of action control at 1-year were indirectly associated with higher MVPA at 5-years through their impact on MVPA at 1-year, whereas there were no indications of bidirectional associations from MVPA levels at 1-year to changes in any of the self-regulation constructs over time. After MBS, patients exhibited low self-regulation 1-year post-surgery, and many participants faced growing difficulties in self-regulating over time. Self-regulation at 1-year was positively linked to MVPA, with action control only, being associated with MVPA at 5-years. However, no bidirectional associations from MVPA to self-regulation were found. These findings suggest further research is needed to test interventions targeting action control to improve MVPA adherence and optimize surgical outcomes and overall health after MBS. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 30.06.2025 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1479-5868 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12966-025-01739-2 |