Stephanie J. Cox, PhD

2024

Bartholomay EM, Cox S, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Aylward L. The role of anxiety and depression in understanding the relationship between coping and weight loss 24 months after bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2024;20(3):304-314. PMID: 38001014. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.10.004

DeFazio S, Mastrili N, Szoka N, Schneider KL, Cox S, Aylward L. Sexual orientation moderates the relationship between internalized weight bias and binge eating symptoms among adults pursuing bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.03.019

2023

Aylward L, Lilly C, Konsor M, Cox S, Abunnaja S, Szoka N, Tabone L. How Soon Do Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Improve after Bariatric Surgery? Healthcare 2023; 11(6):862. PMID: 36981519. PMCID: PMC10048012. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11060862

Bailey BC, Cox S, Terris L, van Oppen D, Howsare J, Berry JH, Winstanley EL. Rural health care worker wellness during COVID-19: Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction & utilization of wellness resources. PLoS One 2023;18(12):e0295020. PMID: 38064476. PMCID: PMC10707602. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295020

Bartholomay EM, Cox S, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Aylward L. Intrapersonal coping predicts greater weight loss 24 months after bariatric surgery. Obesity Surgery 2023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37770773. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06826-6

Bartholomay EM, Lilly C, Cox S, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Aylward L. Psychometric Properties of the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory Among Patients Pursuing Bariatric Surgery. Eval Health Prof 2023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37770037. DOI: 10.1177/01632787231204370

Cunningham JG, Szoka N, Tabone LE, Cox S, Aylward L, Abunnaja S. Preoperative and Early Adjuvant Weight Loss Medications in Bariatric Surgery Patients with BMI over 60 or Suboptimal Initial Response to Surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2023:1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.01.021

Sedney C, Cowher A, Turiano N, Cox S, Dekeseredy P, Haggerty T. Understanding the intersectional relationship pf pain stigma, weight bias internalization, and clinical indicators in a rural population with back pain: A survey-based study. World Neurosurgery 2023;171:e846-e851. PMID: 36603648. DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.12.125

2022

Aylward L, Konsor M, Cox S. Binge Eating Before and After Bariatric Surgery. Curr Obes Rep 2022;11:386-394. PMID: 36287376. DOI: 10.1007/s13679-022-00486-w

Aylward L, Lilly C, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Cox S. Anxiety predicts reduced weight loss 30 months after bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2022;18(7):919-927. PMID: 35660269. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.04.007

Cheung V, Aylward L, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Cox S. Hunger mediates the relationship between food insecurity and binge eating among bariatric surgery candidates. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2022;18(4):530-537. PMID: 35067460. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.12.009

Horvath S, Cox S, Tabone J, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Aylward L. Binge eating in patients pursuing bariatric surgery: understanding relationships with food insecurity and adverse childhood experiences. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2022. PMID: 36528545. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.11.003

Tabone JK, Cox S, Aylward L, Abunnaja S, Szoka N, Tabone LE. Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychological Symptoms Among Bariatric Patients. Journ Child Adol Trauma 2022. DOI: 10.1007/s40653-022-00491-0

Tabone JK, Cox S, Aylward L, Abunnaja S, Szoka N, Tabone LE. The Roles of Depression and Binge Eating in the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Obesity. Obesity Surgery 2022;32:3034-3040. PMID: 35790671. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-06192-9

2021

Soulliard ZA, Brode C, Tabone LE, Abunnaja S, Szoka N, Cox S. The role of body appreciation, weight bias internalization, and disordered eating behaviors among presurgical bariatric patients. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2021;17(5):1000-7. PMID: 33549507. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.12.012

Soulliard ZA, Brode C, Tabone LE, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Cox S. Disinhibition and Subjective Hunger as Mediators Between Weight Bias Internalization and Binge Eating Among Pre-Surgical Bariatric Patients. Obes Surg 2021;31(2):797-804. PMID: 33047291. PMCID: PMC8381281. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-05023-z