Abstract

GONZALEZ, Mariela  and  LUGLI, Zoraide. Personal Control of Behavior and Adherence to Therapy in Intragastric Balloon. Gen [online]. 2012, vol.66, n.4, pp.250-259. ISSN 0016-3503.

Objective: Determine the relationship between the skills of self-regulation, self-efficacy, locus of control and adherence to therapy in patients who had been placed on bioEnterics intragastric balloon treatment. Patients: 75 obese (56 women and 19 men) between 18 and 65 years old (M = 39,29; SD = 11,82), who had been attended at five centers in Caracas city. Materials y methods: self-regulating body weight, perceived self-efficacy for weight control, Locus of control of weight and two ad hoc questionnaires, perceived self-efficacy for adherence to drug therapy and treatment adherence behavior respectively. The procedure was contacted the centers and the sample was selected. Subsequently, the inventories were applied before and three months after the balloon set. Results: Show that participants were characterized by moderate levels in the variables. On the other hand, those who feel able to control their food intake and physical activity at the same time perceive that they have the strategies to achieve it, are those who report adherence to therapy. The locus of perceived control seems to have no relationship. Conclusions: From the results it is suggested to train skills and boost self-efficacy beliefs. Also, it is necessary to study the locus of control variable to clarify its role in adherence to therapy in patients with BioEnterics intragastric balloon.

Keywords : BioEnterics Intragastric balloon; self-regulation; self-efficacy; locus of control; adherence to therapy.