Aspectos físicos y psicoemocionales en mujeres con obesidad

Abstract

Objective present study to: To determine the main affectations in the physical and psycho-emotional aspects in women with obesity, to know the different ways in which they perceive and think about this health problem today. Materials and Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive and non-probabilistic study, the Emotional Eating Questionnaire and the Garaulet Body Attitudes Test were applied to 152 women between 19 and 74 years of age with obesity who reside in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood, during the year 2022. Results: There is a moderate correlation between the eating behaviors and the attitudes towards the body of the women who participated in the research with a correlation coefficient of 0.576 (p. value=0.000), that is to say that the obese women in the study who present alteration in their eating behavior are likely to have greater rejection or negative attitudes towards their own body. Discussion: Various studies corroborate that women with obesity tend to present emotional eating behaviors and a negative attitude towards their body, for which it is necessary to carry out programs to prevent and reduce obesity.