Gro Walø-Syversen
- Psychologist/Doctoral Research Fellow
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Gro Walø-Syversen is a clinical psychologist specialized in treatment of addiction disorders. She is currently a PhD-candidate at RASP working with the Oslo Bariatric Surgery Study (OBSS) Cognitive. The OBSSC is a collaboration between the Regional Department for Eating Disorders (RASP) and the Centre for Morbid Obesity (Aker).
Ongoing research
Bariatric surgery is a main treatment option for severe obesity that leads to substantial weight loss and improvement in obesity-related diseases; however a substantial proportion of patients struggle with maintaining their initial weight loss over time. The sustainability of the weight loss requires a permanent life style change, otherwise there is a significant risk of postoperative weight regain. A growing literature indicates that both pre-and postoperative neuropsychological functioning predicts long-term weight loss after surgery. Also, some studies suggest that surgery is followed by improved neuropsychological functioning. Overall, this project aims to investigate neuropsychological functioning in relation to weight loss after bariatric surgery, in an observational two-year follow-up study. Ultimately, we hope the project will provide some insight into the role of cognitive function in postoperative weight loss outcomes, and that these insights can be used to increase attention to individuals that might be in need for extended postoperative support.
Publications
Walø-Syversen G. (2020), Ruslidelser og spiseforstyrrelser. I (Ø. Rø, T. Wiig Hage & V. Wie Torsteinsson), Spiseforstyrrelser: Forståelse og Behandling. En håndbok. (s. 291-295). Bergen: Fagbokforlaget.
Walø-Syversen G, Kvalem IL, Kristinsson J, Eribe IL, Rø Ø, Dahlgren CL (2019)
Executive Function, Eating Behavior, and Preoperative Weight Loss in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: An Observational Study. Obes Facts, 12 (5), 489-501
DOI 10.1159/000502118, PubMed 31505516
Reas DL, Lindvall Dahlgren C, Wonderlich J, Syversen G, Lundin Kvalem I (2018)
Confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Repetitive Eating Questionnaire: Further evidence for two distinct subtypes of grazing behavior.Eur Eat Disord Rev, 27 (2), 205-211
DOI 10.1002/erv.2631, PubMed 30073739
Publications 2024
Exploring the prevalence and symptom presentation of food addiction among Norwegian bariatric surgery patients: associations with depression, dysregulated eating, and postoperative weight loss
J Eat Disord, 12 (1), 206
DOI 10.1186/s40337-024-01170-1, PubMed 39696704
Publications 2021
Chew and spit (CHSP) in bariatric patients: a case series
J Eat Disord, 9 (1), 89
DOI 10.1186/s40337-021-00441-5, PubMed 34289898
Visual, Verbal and Everyday Memory 2 Years After Bariatric Surgery: Poorer Memory Performance at 1-Year Follow-Up
Front Psychol, 11, 607834
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607834, PubMed 33488469
Publications 2020
Preoperative inhibitory control predicts weight loss 1 year after bariatric surgery
Eur Eat Disord Rev, 29 (1), 123-132
DOI 10.1002/erv.2801, PubMed 33125194
Publications 2019
Executive Function, Eating Behavior, and Preoperative Weight Loss in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: An Observational Study
Obes Facts, 12 (5), 489-501
DOI 10.1159/000502118, PubMed 31505516
Publications 2018
Confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Repetitive Eating Questionnaire: Further evidence for two distinct subtypes of grazing behaviour
Eur Eat Disord Rev, 27 (2), 205-211
DOI 10.1002/erv.2631, PubMed 30073739