Publications for IWQOL-Lite (and its predecessor IWQOL)

Bibliographic references of the original questionnaire

Kolotkin RL, Head S, Hamilton MA, Tse CTJ. Assessing impact of weight on quality of life. Obesity Research. 1995; 3: 49-56.

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

Kolotkin RL, Crosby RD, Kosloski KD, Williams GR. Development of a brief measure to assess quality of life in obesity. Obesity Research. 2001; 9: 102-111.

Kolotkin RL, Crosby RD. 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

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, in press.

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, in press.

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, in press.

Manwaring JL, Wilfley DE. 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.

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

Best JH, Boye KS, Rubin RR, Cao D, Kim TH, 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.

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, RL, Crosby, RD, Gress, RE, Hunt, S, Engel, SG, 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, RL, Corey-Lisle, PK, Crosby, RD, Kan, HJ, 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, RL, Corey-Lisle, PK, Crosby, RD, Swanson, JM, Tuomari, V, L’Italien, G, Mitchell, JE. Impact of obesity on health-related quality of life in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2008; 16, 749-754.

Sarwer DB, Fabricatore AN, Eisenberg MH, Sywulak LA, Wadden TA. Self-reported stigmatization among candidates for bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2008; 16 Suppl 2: S75-79.

van Nunen, AM, Wouters, EJ, Vingerhoets, AJ, Hox, JJ, 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, EY, Bocchieri-Ricciardi, LE, 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, AL, Applegate, KL, Friedman, KE, Grant, JP, Musante, GJ. 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 AJ, Finer N, Hollander P, Jensen MD, Van Gaal LF. Efficacy and tolerability of rimonabant in overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled study. Lancet. 2006; 368: 1660-72.

Wee CC, Jones DB, Davis RB, Bourland AC, Hamel MB. Understanding patients' value of weight loss and expectations for bariatric surgery. Obesity Surgery. 2006; 16: 496-500.

Lustig RH, 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.

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 DE, Stein RI, Marino V, Crow SJ. 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 GD, Phelan S, Wadden TA, Gill D, Ermold J, Didie E. Promoting more modest weight losses: A pilot study. Obesity Research. 2004;12:1271-1277.

Teixeira PJ, Going SB, Houtkooper LB, Cussler EC, Metcalfe LL, Blew RM, Sardinha LB, Lohman TG: Pretreatment predictors of attrition and successful weight management in women. International Journal of Obesity. 2004; 28: 1124-33.

Teixeira PJ, Palmeira AL, Branco TL, Martins SS, Minderico CS, Barata JT, Silva AM, Sardinha LB: 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 RD, Kolotkin RL, Williams GR. An integrated method to determine meaningful changes in health-related quality of life. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2004; 57: 1153-60.

Boan J, Kolotkin RL, Westman EC, McMahon RL, Grant JP. 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 JE, Kolotkin RL, Crosby RD, Williams GR. 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 SG, Crosby RD, Kolotkin RL, Hartley GG, Williams GR, Wonderlich SA, Mitchell JE. 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 KM, Franciscy DM, Wagner HR, Krishnan RR. Zonisamide for weight loss in obese adults. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2003; 289: 1820-1825.

Ballantyne GH. 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 JE, Howell LM, Monson N, Swan-Kremeier L, Crosby RD, Seim HC. Characteristics of morbidly obese patients before gastric bypass surgery. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 2003; 44: 428-34.

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

Kolotkin RL, Crosby RD, 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 JE, Howell LM, Monson N, Swan-Kremeier L, Roerig JL, Kolotkin RL, Crosby RD. Two measures of health-related quality of life in morbid obesity. Obesity Research. 2002; 10: 1143-51.

Dymek MP, 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 GH, 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 RL, Crosby RD, Williams GR. Health-related quality of life varies among obese subgroups. Obesity Research. 2002;10: 748-756.

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

Teixeira PJ, Going SB, Houtkooper LB, Cussler EC, Martin CJ, Metcalfe LL, Finkenthal NR, Blew RM, Sardinha LB, Lohman TG: Weight loss readiness in middle-aged women: psychosocial predictors of success for behavioral weight reduction. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2002;25: 499-523.

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

Kolotkin RL, Crosby RD, Williams GR et al. The relationship between health-related quality of life and weight loss. Obesity Research. 2001;9: 564-571.

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

Samsa GP, Kolotkin RL, Williams GR 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 TB, 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.