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Restriction of range effects in post-metabolic and bariatric surgery outcomes research: considerations for clinical decision making.

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Abstract
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Preoperative psychopathology does not consistently predict postoperative outcomes in patients who undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS). Individuals with elevated pre-MBS psychopathology may be less likely to undergo surgery, which may create a floor effect given the limited range of scores on measures of psychopathology included in postoperative analyses, thereby decreasing the power to detect clinically significant differences between groups.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Volume
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18
Issue
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3
Number of Pages
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425-432
ISSN Number
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1550-7289
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1550-7289(21)00567-0
DOI
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10.1016/j.soard.2021.11.022
Short Title
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Surg Obes Relat Dis
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