Publications for IWQOL-Lite (and its predecessor IWQOL)

Bibliographic references of the original questionnaire

Kolotkin R.L., Head S., Hamilton M.A., Tse C.T.J. Assessing impact of weight on quality of life. Obesity Research. 1995; 3: 49-56.

Kolotkin R.L., Head S., Brookhart A. Construct validity of the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life questionnaire. Obesity Research. 1997; 5: 434-441.

Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D., Kosloski K.D., Williams G.R. Development of a brief measure to assess quality of life in obesity. Obesity Research. 2001; 9: 102-111.

Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D. Psychometric evaluation of the Impact Of Weight On Quality Of Life-Lite Questionnaire (IWQOL-Lite) in a community sample. Quality of Life Research. 2002; 11: 157-171.

Other IWQOL publications

Kolotkin R.L., Davidson L.E., Crosby R.D., Hunt S.C., Adams T.D. Six-year changes in health-related quality of life in gastric bypass patients versus obese comparison groups. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases: official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, in press.

Andres A., Saldana C., Mesa J., Lecube A. Psychometric Evaluation of the IWQOL-Lite (Spanish Version) When Applied to a Sample of Obese Patients Awaiting Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery, in press.

Cox T.L., Ard J.D., Beasley T.M., Fernandez J.R., Howard V.J., Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D., Affuso O. Examining the association between body mass index and weight related quality of life in black and white women. Applied Research in Quality of Life, in press.

Vasiljevic N., Ralevic S., Kolotkin R.L., Marinkovic J., Jorga J. The relationship between weight loss and health-related quality of life in a Serbian Population. European Eating Disorders Review, in press.

Boye K.S., Matza L.S., Walter K.N., Van Brunt K., Palsgrove A.C., Tynan A. Utilities and disutilities for attributes of injectable treatments for type 2 diabetes. European Journal of Health Economics, in press.

Cox T.L., Ard J.D., Beasley T.M., Fernandez J.R., Howard V.J., Affuso O. Body Image as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Weight-Related Quality of Life in Black Women. Journal of Women's Health, 2011; 20:1573-1578.

Sirtori A, Brunani A, Liuzzi A, et al. Quality of life, disability, and body mass index are related in obese patients. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2011; 34:270-2.

Hammoud A., Walker J.M., Cloward T., Hunt S.C., Kolotkin R.L., Adams T.D., Meikle A.W. Sleep apnea, reproductive hormones and sexual quality of life in severely obese men. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2011; 19, 1118-23.

Fezzi M., Kolotkin R.L., Nedelcu M., Jaussent A., Schaub R., Chauvet M.A., Cassafieres C., Lefebvre P., Renard E., Bringer J., Fabre J.M., Nocca D. Improvement in Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery, 2011; 21, 1161-7.

Therrien F., Marceau P., Turgeon N., Biron S., Richard D., Lacasse Y. The Laval Questionnaire: A new instrument to measure quality of life in morbid obesity. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2011; 9:66 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-9-66.

Tessier A., Mayo N.E., Cieza A. Content identification of the IWQOL-Lite with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Quality of Life Research, 2011; 20:467-77.

Mueller A., Holzapfel C., Hauner H., Crosby R D., Engel S.G., Mühlhans B., Kolotkin R.L., Horbach T., de Zwaan M. Psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life (IWQOL-Lite) questionnaire. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes, 2011; 119, 69-74.

Kolotkin R.L., LaMonte M.J., Litwin S., Gress R.E., Yanowitz F.G., Hunt S.C. Crosby R.D., Adams T.D. Cardiorespiratory fitness and health-related quality of life in bariatric surgery patients. Obesity Surgery, 2011; 21, 457-464.

Best J.H., Rubin R.R., Peyrot M., et al. Weight-Related Quality of Life, Health Utility, Psychological Well-Being, and Satisfaction With Exenatide Once Weekly Compared With Sitagliptin or Pioglitazone After 26 Weeks of Treatment. Diabetes Care, 2011; 34:314-9.

Wouters E.M., Van Nunen A.M.A., Geenen R., Kolotkin R.L., Vingerhoets J.J.M. Effects of aquajogging in obese adults: a pilot study. Journal of Obesity, 2010. Published online 2009, August 20. doi: 10.1155/2010/231074.

Strain G.W., Faulconbridge L., Crosby R.D., Kolotkin R.L., Heacock L., Gagner M., Dakin G., Pomp A. Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Does Not Vary Among Patients Seeking Different Surgical Procedures to Assist with Weight Loss. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2010; 6, 521-525.

Sarwer D.B., Wadden T.A., Moore R.H., Eisenberg M.H., Raper S.E., Williams N.N. Changes in quality of life and body image after gastric bypass surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2010; 6:608-14.

Brett Hauber A., Mohamed A., Reed Johnson F., Oyelowo O., Curtis B., Coon C. Estimating importance weights for the IWQOL-Lite using conjoint analysis. Quality of Life Research, 2010; 19:701-9.

Hermansen K., Kolotkin R.L., Hammer M., Zdravkovic M., Matthews D. Patient reported outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with liraglutide, or glimepiride, both as add-on to metformin. Primary Care Diabetes, 2010; 4(2): 113-117.

de A. Mariano M.H., Kolotkin R.L., Petribú K., de N. L. Ferreira M., Dutra R.F., Barros M.V.G., Almeida. N.C., de L. Filho L.E., Rabelo P.J., Monteiro V., da Silva B.F. Psychometric evaluation of a Brazilian version of the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life (IWQOL-Lite) instrument. European Eating Disorders Review, 2010; 18(1), 58-66.

Greenway F.L., Fujioka K., Plodkowski R.A., et al. Effect of naltrexone plus bupropion on weight loss in overweight and obese adults (COR-I): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet, 2010; 376:595-605.

Wadden T.A., Foreyt J.P., Foster G.D., et al. Weight Loss With Naltrexone SR/Bupropion SR Combination Therapy as an Adjunct to Behavior Modification: The COR-BMOD Trial. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2010.

Pells J.J., Stout A.L., Musante G.J. Expanding Stepped-Care for Obesity: Overview and Evaluation of an Intensive Treatment Program for Adults. Obesity and Weight Management, 2010.

Marie-Pierre Gagnon-Girouard, Catherine Bégin, Véronique Provencher, et al., Psychological Impact of a "Health-at-Every-Size" Intervention on Weight-Preoccupied Overweight/Obese Women, Journal of Obesity, vol. 2010, Article ID 928097, 12 pages, 2010. doi:10.1155/2010/928097

Wachholtz A., Binks M., Eisenson H., Kolotkin R., & Suzuki A. Does pain predict interference with daily functioning and weight loss in an obese residential treatment-seeking population? International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2010; 17(2): 118-124.

Osei-Assibey G., Kyrou I., Kumar S., Saravanan P., and Matyka K. A. Self-Reported Psychosocial Health in Obese Patients before and after Weight Loss. Journal of Obesity, vol. 2010, Article ID 372463, 6 pages, 2010. doi:10.1155/2010/372463.

Manwaring J.L., Wilfley D.E. The Impact of Weight on Quality of Life (IWQOL) Questionnaire, 2010. In: Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures, Preedy VR, Watson RR, editors. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.

Kolotkin, R.L., Norquist, J, Crosby, R.D., Suryawanshi, S., Teixeira, P.J, Heymsfield, S.B, Erondu, N., Ngozi, Nguyen, A.M. One-year health-related quality of life outcomes in weight loss trial participants: Comparison of three measures. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2009; 7, 53.

Calugi S., Dalle Grave R., Marchesini G. Night eating syndrome in class II-III obesity: metabolic and psychopathological features. International Journal of Obesity (London), 2009 Aug; 33(8): 899-904.

Ghroubi S., Elleuch H., Chikh T., Kaffel N., Abid M., Elleuch M.H. Physical training combined with dietary measures in the treatment of adult obesity. A comparison of two protocols. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2009 Jun; 52(5): 394-413.

Zabelina D.L., Erickson A.L., Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D. The effect of age on weight-related quality of life in overweight and obese individuals. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2009; 17: 1410-1413.

Best J.H., Boye K.S., Rubin R.R., Cao D., Kim T.H., Peyrot M. Improved treatment satisfaction and weight-related quality of life with exenatide once weekly or twice daily. Diabetic Medicine, 2009; 26: 722-728.

Hammoud A., Gibson M., Hunt S.C., Adams T.D., Carrell D.T., Kolotkin R.L., Meikle A.W. Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on the reproductive hormones and sexual quality of life in obese men. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2009; 94, 1329-1332.

Forhan M., Vrkljan B., Macdermid J. A systematic review of the quality of psychometric evidence supporting the use of an obesity-specific quality of life measure for use with persons who have class III obesity. Obesity Reviews, 2009.

Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D., Gress R.E., Hunt S., Adams T. Two-year changes in health-related quality of life in gastric bypass patients compared to two severely obese groups. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2009; 5: 250-256.

Curtis B.H., Hayes R., Fehnel S., Zografos L. Assessing the effect of weight and weight loss in obese persons with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2008; 13-23.

Van Gaal L.F., Scheen A.J., Rissanen A.M., Rossner S., Hanotin C., Ziegler O. Long-term effect of CB1 blockade with rimonabant on cardiometabolic risk factors: two year results from the RIO-Europe Study. European Heart Journal, 2008; 29:1761-71.

Bolado-Garcia V.E., Lopez-Alvarenga J.C., Gonzalez-Barranco J., Comuzzie A.G. Reproducibility and sensitivity of the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life questionnaire among obese Mexicans. Gaceta Medica de Mexico, 2008 Sep-Oct; 144(5): 419-25.

Sears D., Fillmore G., Bui M., Rodriguez J. Evaluation of gastric bypass patients 1 year after surgery: changes in quality of life and obesity-related conditions. Obesity Surgury, 2008; 18(12): 1522-5.

Quinn A., Doody C., O'Shea D. The effect of a physical activity education programme on physical activity, fitness, quality of life and attitudes to exercise in obese females. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2008; 11: 469-72.

Deviere J., Ojeda Valdes G., Cuevas Herrera L., Closset J., Le Moine O., Eisendrath P., Moreno C., Dugardeyn S., Barea M., de la Torre R., Edmundowicz S., Scott S. Safety. Feasibility and weight loss after transoral gastroplasty: First human multicenter study. Surgical Endoscopy, 2008; 22, 589-598.

Loux T.J., Haricharan R.N., Clements R.H., Kolotkin R.L., Bledsoe S.E., Haynes B., Leath T., Harmon C.M. Health-related quality of life before and after bariatric surgery in adolescents, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2008; 43: 1275-1279.

Kolotkin R.L., Binks M., Crosby R.D., Østbye T., Mitchell J.E., Hartley G.G. Improvements in sexual quality of life after moderate weight loss. International Journal of Impotence Research. 2008; 20: 487-492.

Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D., Gress R.E., Hunt S., Engel S.G., Adams T. Health and health-related quality of life: Differences between men and women who seek gastric bypass surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2008; 4:651-659.

Kolotkin R.L., Corey-Lisle P.K., Crosby R.D., Kan H.J., McQuade R. Changes in weight and weight-related quality of life in a multicentre, randomized trial of aripiprazole versus standard of care. European Psychiatry. 2008; 23: 561-566.

Kolotkin R.L., Corey-Lisle P.K., Crosby R.D., Swanson J.M., Tuomari V., L’Italien G., Mitchell J.E. Impact of obesity on health-related quality of life in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2008; 16: 749-754.

Sarwer D.B., Fabricatore A.N., Eisenberg M.H., Sywulak L.A., Wadden T.A. Self-reported stigmatization among candidates for bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2008; 16 Suppl 2: S75-79.

van Nunen A.M., Wouters E.J., Vingerhoets A.J., Hox J.J., Geenen R. The health-related quality of life of obese persons seeking or not seeking surgical or non-surgical treatment: a meta-analysis. Obesity Surgery, 2007; 17: 1357-66.

Chen E.Y., Bocchieri-Ricciardi L.E., Munoz D., Fischer S., Katterman S., Roehrig M. et al. Depressed mood in class III obesity predicted by weight-related stigma. Obesity Surgery, 2007; 17: 669-71.

Stout A.L., Applegate K.L., Friedman K.E., Grant J.P., Musante G.J. Psychological correlates of obese patients seeking surgical or residential behavioral weight loss treatment. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2007; 3: 369-375.

Di Francesco V., Sacco T., Zamboni M., et al. Weight Loss and Quality of Life Improvement in Obese Subjects Treated with Sibutramine: A Double-Blind Randomized Multicenter Study. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2007; 51: 75-81.

Scheen A.J., Finer N., Hollander P., Jensen M.D., Van Gaal L.F. Efficacy and tolerability of rimonabant in overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled study. Lancet, 2006; 368: 1660-72.

Wee C.C., Jones D.B., Davis R.B., Bourland A.C., Hamel M.B. Understanding patients' value of weight loss and expectations for bariatric surgery. Obesity Surgery, 2006; 16: 496-500.

Lustig R.H., Greenway F., Velasquez-Mieyer P., et al. A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-finding trial of a long-acting formulation of octreotide in promoting weight loss in obese adults with insulin hypersecretion. International Journal of Obesity (London), 2006; 30: 331-341.

Stucki A., Borchers M., Stucki G., Cieza A., Amann E., Ruof J. Content comparison of health status measures for obesity based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health. International Journal of Obesity (London), 2006; 30: 1791-1799.

Duval K., Marceau P., Perusse L., Lacasse Y. An overview of obesity-specific quality of life questionnaires. Obesity Reviews, 2006; 7: 347-360.

Tuthill A., Slawik H., O'Rahilly S., Finer N. Psychiatric co-morbidities in patients attending specialist obesity services in the UK. QJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians, 2006; 99: 317-325.

Kolotkin R., Crosby R., Corey-Lisle P., Li H., Swanson J. Performance of a weight-related measure of quality of life in a psychiatric sample. Quality of Life Research, 2006; 15: 587-596.

Kolotkin R.L., Binks M., Crosby R.D., Ostbye T., Gress R.E., Adams T.D. Obesity and sexual quality of life. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2006; 14: 472-479.

Ziegler O., Filipecki J., Girod I., and Guillemin F. Development and validation of a French obesity-specific quality of life questionnaire: Quality of Life, Obesity and Dietetics (QOLOD) rating scale. Diabetes and Metabolism, 2005; 31(3 Pt 1), 273-283.

Mion F., Napoleon B., Roman S., Malvoisin E., Trepo F., Pujol B., et al. Effects of intragastric balloon on gastric emptying and plasma ghrelin levels in non-morbid obese patients. Obesity Surgery, 2005; 15: 510-6.

Rieger E., Wilfley D.E., Stein R.I., Marino V., Crow S.J. A comparison of quality of life in obese individuals with and without binge eating disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2005; 37: 234-240.

Engel S.G., Kolotkin R.L, Teixeira P.J., Sardinha L.B., Vieira P.N., Palmeira A.L., Crosby R.D. Psychometric and Cross-National Evaluation of a Portuguese Version of the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) Questionnaire. European Eating Disorders Review, 2005; 13: 133-143.

Adami G.F., Ramberti G., Weiss A., Carlini F., Murelli F., Scopinaro N. Quality of life in obese subjects following biliopancreatic diversion. Behavioral Medicine, 2005; 31: 53-60.

Foster G.D., Phelan S., Wadden T.A., Gill D., Ermold J., Didie E. Promoting more modest weight losses: A pilot study. Obesity Research, 2004; 12: 1271-1277.

Teixeira P.J., Going S.B., Houtkooper L.B., Cussler E.C., Metcalfe L.L., Blew R.M., Sardinha L.B., Lohman T.G. Pretreatment predictors of attrition and successful weight management in women. International Journal of Obesity, 2004; 28: 1124-33.

Teixeira P.J., Palmeira A.L., Branco T.L., Martins S.S., Minderico C.S., Barata J.T., Silva A.M., Sardinha L.B. Who will lose weight? A reexamination of predictors of weight loss in women. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2004; 1: 12.

Kolotkin R.L., Westman E.C., Østbye T., Crosby R.D., Binks M., Eisenson H.E. Weight-related Quality of Life in Obese Persons With and Without Binge Eating Disorder. Obesity Research, 2004; 12: 999-1005.

White M.A., O'Neil P. M, Kolotkin R.L, Byrne T.K. Gender, Race, and Obesity-Related Quality of Life at Extreme Levels of Obesity. Obesity Research, 2004; 12: 949-955.

Crosby R.D., Kolotkin R.L., Williams G.R. An integrated method to determine meaningful changes in health-related quality of life. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2004; 57: 1153-60.

Boan J., Kolotkin R.L., Westman E.C., McMahon R.L., Grant J.P. Binge Eating, Quality of Life and Physical Activity Improve After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) for Morbid Obesity. Obesity Surgery, 2004; 14: 341-348.

Brazier J.E., Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D., Williams G.R. Estimating a Preference-Based Single Index for the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite Instrument (IWQOL-Lite) from the SF-6D. Value in Health, 2004; 7: 490-498.

Korolija D., Sauerland S., Wood-Dauphinee S., Abbou C.C., Eypasch E., Caballero M.G., Lumsden M.A., Millat B., Monson J.R., Nilsson G., Pointner R., Schwenk W., Shamiyeh A., Szold A., Targarona E., Ure B., Neugebauer E. Evaluation of quality of life after laparoscopic surgery: evidence-based guidelines of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery. Surgical Endoscopy, 2004; 18: 879-897.

Engel S.G., Crosby R.D., Kolotkin R.L., Hartley G.G., Williams G.R., Wonderlich S.A., Mitchell J.E. The Impact of Weight Loss and Regain on Obesity-Specific Quality of Life: Mirror Image or Differential Effect. Obesity Research, 2003; 11: 1207-1213.

Gadde K.M., Franciscy D.M., Wagner H.R., Krishnan R.R. Zonisamide for weight loss in obese adults. Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003; 289: 1820-1825.

Ballantyne G.H. Measuring outcomes following bariatric surgery: weight loss parameters, improvement in co-morbid conditions, change in quality of life and patient satisfaction. Obesity Surgery, 2003; 13: 954-64.

de Zwaan M., Mitchell J.E., Howell L.M., Monson N., Swan-Kremeier L., Crosby R.D., Seim H.C. Characteristics of morbidly obese patients before gastric bypass surgery. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2003; 44: 428-34.

Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D., Williams G.R. Assessing weight-related quality of life in obese persons with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2003; 61: 125-32.

Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D., Pendleton R. et al. Health-related quality of life in patients seeking gastric bypass surgery vs. non-treatment-seeking controls. Obesity Surgery, 2003; 13: 371-7.

Heshka S., Anderson J.W., Atkinson R.L., Greenway F.L., Hill J.O., Phinney S.D., Kolotkin R.L., Miller-Kovach K., and Pi-Sunyer F.X. Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program. Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003; 289: 1792-1798.

de Zwaan M., Mitchell J.E., Howell L.M., Monson N., Swan-Kremeier L., Roerig J.L., Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D. Two measures of health-related quality of life in morbid obesity. Obesity Research, 2002; 10: 1143-51.

Dymek M.P., Le Grange D., Neven K., Alverdy J. Quality of life after gastric bypass surgery: a cross-sectional study. Obesity Research, 2002; 10: 1135-42.

Scholz G.H., Flehmig G., Kahl Y., Gutknecht D., Schmidt U., Tolkmitt S., Kohler-Braunig K., Gabriel C., Dommel S., Krist H., Scholz M. [Proper Weight Loss with Intelligence (MIRA). 2 programs for weight reduction in general practice trial]. MMW Fortschr Med, 2002; 144: 28-32. In German.

Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D., Williams G.R. Health-related quality of life varies among obese subgroups. Obesity Research, 2002;10: 748-756.

Fontaine K.R. Health-related quality of life among obese subgroups: Editorial. Obesity Research. 2002;10: 854-855.

Teixeira P.J., Going S.B., Houtkooper L.B., Cussler E.C., Martin C.J., Metcalfe L.L., Finkenthal N.R., Blew R.M., Sardinha L.B., Lohman T.G. Weight loss readiness in middle-aged women: psychosocial predictors of success for behavioral weight reduction. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2002; 25: 499-523.

Wadden T.A., Phelan S. Assessment of quality of life in obese individuals. Obesity Research, 2002; 10 Suppl 1: 50S-7S.

Kolotkin R.L., Crosby R.D., Williams G.R., et al. The relationship between health-related quality of life and weight loss. Obesity Research, 2001; 9: 564-571.

Kolotkin R.L., Meter K., Williams G.R. Quality of life and obesity. Obesity Reviews, 2001; 2: 219-229.

Samsa G.P., Kolotkin R.L., Williams G.R., et al. Effect of moderate weight loss on health-related quality of life: an analysis of combined data from 4 randomized trials of sibutramine vs. placebo. American Journal of Managed Care, 2001; 7: 875-883.

Fujioka K., Seaton T.B., Rowe E., et.al. Weight loss with sibutramine improves glycemic control and other metabolic parameters in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 2000; 2: 175-184.