Ronette L Kolotkin | Scholars@Duke

Ronette L Kolotkin
Consulting Professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine

Research and practicing psychologist

Developer of Impact of Weight on Quality of Life assessment tools for adults with obesity (IWQOL-Lite©) and adolescents with obesity (IWQOL-Kids©).

Develop and test products, materials, and services for persons with obesity

Assess and interpret quality of life data in pharmacological, surgical and other treatments of obesity and related illnesses

Practicing psychologist: Eating and weight issues, stress, relationships, self-esteem, and other factors affecting quality of life; psychological evaluations for bariatric surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Consulting Professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Diet & Fitness Center, Community and Family Medicine 2009

Contact Information

732 Ninth Street, Unit 563, Durham, NC 27705
Duke Box 3829, Durham, NC 27710
(919) 493-9995
CV updated 11-25-17
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Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1978
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Consulting Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Diet & Fitness Center, Community and Family Medicine 2006 - 2009
- Adjunct Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Diet & Fitness Center, Community and Family Medicine 2004 - 2006
- Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2000 - 2001
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 1994 - 2000
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1994 - 2000
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Journal Articles
  - Kolotkin, RL, Kim, J, Davidson, LE, Crosby, RD, Hunt, SC, and Adams, TD. "12-year trajectory of health-related quality of life in gastric bypass patients versus comparison groups." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (May 9, 2018). Full Text
  - Svanevik, M, Risstad, H, Karlsen, T-I, Kristinsson, JA, Småstuen, MC, Kolotkin, RL, Søvik, TT, Sandbu, R, Mala, T, and Hjelmesæth, J. "Patient-Reported Outcome Measures 2 Years After Standard and Distal Gastric Bypass—a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial." Obesity Surgery 28, no. 3 (March 2018): 606-614. Full Text
  - Andersen, JR, Natvig, GK, Aadland, E, Moe, VF, Kolotkin, RL, Anderssen, SA, and Resaland, GK. "Associations between health-related quality of life, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, physical activity and waist circumference in 10-year-old children: the ASK study." Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 26, no. 12 (December 2017): 3421-3428. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, and Wang, Z. "Health-related quality of life in randomized controlled trials of lorcaserin for obesity management: what mediates improvement?." Clinical Obesity 7, no. 6 (December 2017): 347-353. Full Text
  - Mason, TB, Crosby, RD, Kolotkin, RL, Grilo, CM, Mitchell, JE, Wonderlich, SA, Crow, SJ, and Peterson, CB. "Correlates of weight-related quality of life among individuals with binge eating disorder before and after cognitive behavioral therapy." Eating behaviors 27 (December 2017): 1-6. Full Text
  - Adams, TD, Davidson, LE, Litwin, SE, Kim, J, Kolotkin, RL, Nanjee, MN, Gutierrez, JM, Frogley, SJ, Ibele, AR, Brinton, EA, Hopkins, PN, McKinlay, R, Simper, SC, and Hunt, SC. "Weight and Metabolic Outcomes 12 Years after Gastric Bypass." The New England Journal of Medicine 377, no. 12 (September 2017): 1143-1155. Full Text
  - Flølo, TN, Andersen, JR, Kolotkin, RL, Aasprang, A, Natvig, GK, Hufthammer, KO, and Våge, V. "Five-Year Outcomes After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy for Severe Obesity: A Prospective Cohort Study." Obesity surgery 27, no. 8 (August 2017): 1944-1951. Full Text
  - Steffen, KJ, King, WC, White, GE, Subak, LL, Mitchell, JE, Courcoulas, AP, Flum, DR, Strain, G, Sarwer, DB, Kolotkin, RL, Pories, W, and Huang, AJ. "Sexual functioning of men and women with severe obesity before bariatric surgery." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 13, no. 2 (February 2017): 334-343. Full Text
  - Aasprang, A, Andersen, JR, Våge, V, Kolotkin, R, and Natvig, GK. "Ten-year changes in health-related quality of life after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 12, no. 8 (September 2016): 1594-1600. Full Text
  - Errickson, SP, Kolotkin, RL, Skidmore, MS, Endress, G, Østbye, T, Crosby, R, and Eisenson, H. "Improvements in Functional Exercise Capacity after a Residential Behavioural Change, Diet and Fitness Program for Obese Adults." Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy 21, no. 2 (June 2016): 84-90. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Gadde, KM, Peterson, CA, and Crosby, RD. "Health-related quality of life in two randomized controlled trials of phentermine/topiramate for obesity: What mediates improvement?." Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation 25, no. 5 (May 2016): 1237-1244. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Chen, S, Klassen, P, Gilder, K, and Greenway, FL. "Patient-reported quality of life in a randomized placebo-controlled trial of naltrexone/bupropion for obesity." Clinical obesity 5, no. 5 (October 2015): 237-244. Full Text
  - Yancy, WS, Mayer, SB, Coffman, CJ, Smith, VA, Kolotkin, RL, Geiselman, PJ, McVay, MA, Oddone, EZ, and Voils, CI. "Effect of Allowing Choice of Diet on Weight Loss: A Randomized Trial." Annals of Internal Medicine 162, no. 12 (June 2015): 805-814. Full Text
  - Andersen, JR, Aasprang, A, Karlsen, T-I, Natvig, GK, Våge, V, and Kolotkin, RL. "Health-related quality of life after bariatric surgery: a systematic review of prospective long-term studies." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 11, no. 2 (March 2015): 466-473. (Review) Full Text
  - Jepsen, R, Aadland, E, Robertson, L, Kolotkin, RL, Andersen, JR, and Natvig, GK. "Physical activity and quality of life in severely obese adults during a two-year lifestyle intervention programme." Journal of Obesity 2015 (January 13, 2015): 314194-null. Full Text
  - Aasprang, A, Andersen, JR, Våge, V, Kolotkin, RL, and Natvig, GK. "Psychosocial functioning before and after surgical treatment for morbid obesity: reliability and validation of the Norwegian version of obesity-related problem scale." PeerJ 3 (2015): e1275-e1275. Full Text
  - Yancy, WS, Mayer, SB, Coffman, CJ, Smith, VA, Kolotkin, RL, Geiselman, PJ, McVay, MA, Oddone, EZ, and Voils, CI. "Effect of allowing choice of diet on weight loss: A randomized trial." Annals of Internal Medicine 162, no. 12 (January 1, 2015): 805-814. Full Text
  - McVay, MA, Voils, CI, Coffman, CJ, Geiselman, PJ, Kolotkin, RL, Mayer, SB, Smith, VA, Gaillard, L, Turner, MJ, and Yancy, WS. "Factors associated with choice of a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet during a behavioral weight loss intervention." Appetite 83 (December 2014): 117-124. Full Text
  - Strain, GW, Kolotkin, RL, Dakin, GF, Gagner, M, Inabnet, WB, Christos, P, Saif, T, Crosby, R, and Pomp, A. "The effects of weight loss after bariatric surgery on health-related quality of life and depression." Nutrition & Diabetes 4, no. 9 (September 2014): e132-e132. Full Text
  - Aasprang, A, Andersen, JR, Våge, V, Kolotkin, RL, and Natvig, GK. "Five-year changes in health-related quality of life after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch." Obesity surgery 23, no. 10 (October 2013): 1662-1668. Full Text
  - Yancy, WS, Coffman, CJ, Geiselman, PJ, Kolotkin, RL, Almirall, D, Oddone, EZ, Mayer, SB, Gaillard, LA, Turner, M, Smith, VA, and Voils, CI. "Considering patient diet preference to optimize weight loss: design considerations of a randomized trial investigating the impact of choice." Contemp Clin Trials 35, no. 1 (May 2013): 106-116. Full Text Link to Item
  - Caixàs, A, Lecube, A, Morales, M-J, Calañas, A, Moreiro, J, Cordido, F, Díaz, M-J, Masmiquel, L, Moreno, B, Vidal, J, Goday, A, Arrizabalaga, J-J, García-Luna, P-P, Iglesias, P, Burguera, B, Rubio, M-A, Monereo, S, Group for the Study of Obesity of the Spanish Endocrinology and Nutrition Society (SEEN), , Crosby, RD, and Kolotkin, RL. "Weight-related quality of life in Spanish obese subjects suitable for bariatric surgery is lower than in their North American counterparts: a case-control study." Obesity Surgery 23, no. 4 (April 2013): 509-514. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Zunker, C, and Østbye, T. "Sexual functioning and obesity: a review." Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20, no. 12 (December 2012): 2325-2333. (Review) Full Text
  - Adams, TD, Davidson, LE, Litwin, SE, Kolotkin, RL, LaMonte, MJ, Pendleton, RC, Strong, MB, Vinik, R, Wanner, NA, Hopkins, PN, Gress, RE, Walker, JM, Cloward, TV, Nuttall, RT, Hammoud, A, Greenwood, JLJ, Crosby, RD, McKinlay, R, Simper, SC, Smith, SC, and Hunt, SC. "Health benefits of gastric bypass surgery after 6 years." Jama 308, no. 11 (September 2012): 1122-1131. Full Text
  - Cox, TL, Ard, JD, Beasley, TM, Fernandez, JR, Howard, VJ, Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, and 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 7, no. 3 (September 2012): 309-322. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Davidson, LE, Crosby, RD, Hunt, SC, and Adams, TD. "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 8, no. 5 (September 2012): 625-633. Full Text
  - Ranzenhofer, LM, Columbo, KM, Tanofsky-Kraff, M, Shomaker, LB, Cassidy, O, Matheson, BE, Kolotkin, RL, Checchi, JM, Keil, M, McDuffie, JR, and Yanovski, JA. "Binge eating and weight-related quality of life in obese adolescents." Nutrients 4, no. 3 (March 6, 2012): 167-180. Full Text
  - Vasiljevic, N, Ralevic, S, Kolotkin, RL, Marinkovic, J, and Jorga, J. "The Relationship Between Weight Loss and Health-related Quality of Life in a Serbian Population." European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association 20, no. 2 (March 2012): 162-168. Full Text
  - Vieira, PN, Palmeira, AL, Mata, J, Kolotkin, RL, Silva, MN, Sardinha, LB, and Teixeira, PJ. "Usefulness of standard BMI cut-offs for quality of life and psychological well-being in women." Obesity facts 5, no. 6 (January 2012): 795-805. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, LaMonte, MJ, Walker, JM, Cloward, TV, Davidson, LE, and Crosby, RD. "Predicting sleep apnea in bariatric surgery patients." Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 7, no. 5 (September 2011): 605-610. Full Text
  - Fezzi, M, Kolotkin, RL, Nedelcu, M, Jaussent, A, Schaub, R, Chauvet, MA, Cassafieres, C, Lefebvre, P, Renard, E, Bringer, J, Fabre, JM, and Nocca, D. "Improvement in quality of life after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy." Obesity surgery 21, no. 8 (August 2011): 1161-1167. Full Text
  - Nadeau, K, Kolotkin, RL, Boex, R, Witten, T, McFann, KK, Zeitler, P, and Walders-Abramson, N. "Health-related quality of life in adolescents with comorbidities related to obesity." The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 49, no. 1 (July 2011): 90-92. Full Text
  - Hammoud, AO, Walker, JM, Gibson, M, Cloward, TV, Hunt, SC, Kolotkin, RL, Adams, TD, and Meikle, AW. "Sleep apnea, reproductive hormones and quality of sexual life in severely obese men." Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 19, no. 6 (June 2011): 1118-1123. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, LaMonte, MJ, Litwin, S, Crosby, RD, Gress, RE, Yanowitz, FG, Hunt, SC, and Adams, TD. "Cardiorespiratory fitness and health-related quality of life in bariatric surgery patients." Obesity surgery 21, no. 4 (April 2011): 457-464. Full Text
  - Mueller, A, Holzapfel, C, Hauner, H, Crosby, RD, Engel, SG, Mühlhans, B, Kolotkin, RL, Mitchell, JE, Horbach, T, and Zwaan, MD. "Psychometric evaluation of the German version of the impact of weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) questionnaire." Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association 119, no. 2 (February 2011): 69-74. Full Text
  - Ostbye, T, Kolotkin, RL, He, H, Overcash, F, Brouwer, R, Binks, M, Syrjala, KL, and Gadde, KM. "Sexual functioning in obese adults enrolling in a weight loss study." Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 37, no. 3 (January 2011): 224-235. Full Text
  - Strain, GW, Faulconbridge, L, Crosby, RD, Kolotkin, RL, Heacock, L, Gagner, M, Dakin, G, and Pomp, A. "Health-related quality of life does not vary among patients seeking different surgical procedures to assist with weight loss." Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 6, no. 5 (September 2010): 521-525. Full Text
  - Hermansen, K, Kolotkin, RL, Hammer, M, Zdravkovic, M, and 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 4, no. 2 (July 2010): 113-117. Full Text
  - Wouters, EJM, Geenen, R, Kolotkin, RL, and Vingerhoets, AJJM. "Body-weight-related quality of life in adolescents: Psychometric quality of the Dutch translation of the verse IWQOL-Kids." Tijdschrift voor Kindergeneeskunde 78, no. 3 (June 1, 2010): 119-125.
  - Adams, TD, Pendleton, RC, Strong, MB, Kolotkin, RL, Walker, JM, Litwin, SE, Berjaoui, WK, LaMonte, MJ, Cloward, TV, Avelar, E, Owan, TE, Nuttall, RT, Gress, RE, Crosby, RD, Hopkins, PN, Brinton, EA, Rosamond, WD, Wiebke, GA, Yanowitz, FG, Farney, RJ, Halverson, RC, Simper, SC, Smith, SC, and Hunt, SC. "Health outcomes of gastric bypass patients compared to nonsurgical, nonintervened severely obese." Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 18, no. 1 (January 2010): 121-130. Full Text
  - Wachholtz, A, Binks, M, Eisenson, H, Kolotkin, R, and Suzuki, A. "Does pain predict interference with daily functioning and weight loss in an obese residential treatment-seeking population?." International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 17, no. 2 (2010): 118-124. Full Text
  - Wouters, EJM, Van Nunen, AMA, Geenen, R, Kolotkin, RL, and Vingerhoets, AJJM. "Effects of Aquajogging in Obese Adults: A Pilot Study." Journal of Obesity 2010 (2010): 1-7. Full Text
  - de A Mariano, MH, Kolotkin, RL, Petribú, K, de N L Ferreira, M, Dutra, RF, Barros, MVG, Almeida, NC, de L Filho, LE, Rabelo, PJ, Monteiro, V, and da Silva, BF. "Psychometric evaluation of a Brazilian version of the impact of weight on quality of life (IWQOL-Lite) instrument." European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association 18, no. 1 (January 2010): 58-66. Full Text
  - Zabelina, DL, Erickson, AL, Kolotkin, RL, and Crosby, RD. "The effect of age on weight-related quality of life in overweight and obese individuals." Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 17, no. 7 (July 2009): 1410-1413. Full Text
  - Hammoud, A, Gibson, M, Hunt, SC, Adams, TD, Carrell, DT, Kolotkin, RL, and Meikle, AW. "Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on the sex steroids and quality of life in obese men." The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 94, no. 4 (April 2009): 1329-1332. Full Text
  - Yancy, WS, Almirall, D, Maciejewski, ML, Kolotkin, RL, McDuffie, JR, and Westman, EC. "Effects of two weight-loss diets on health-related quality of life." Qual Life Res 18, no. 3 (April 2009): 281-289. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, Gress, RE, Hunt, SC, and Adams, TD. "Two-year changes in health-related quality of life in gastric bypass patients compared with severely obese controls." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 5, no. 2 (March 2009): 250-256. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Norquist, JM, Crosby, RD, Suryawanshi, S, Teixeira, PJ, Heymsfield, SB, Erondu, N, and Nguyen, AM. "One-year health-related quality of life outcomes in weight loss trial participants: comparison of three measures." Health and quality of life outcomes 7 (January 2009): 53-. Full Text
  - Quinlan, NP, Kolotkin, RL, Fuemmeler, BF, and Costanzo, PR. "Psychosocial outcomes in a weight loss camp for overweight youth." Int J Pediatr Obes 4, no. 3 (2009): 134-142. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kolotkin, RL, Corey-Lisle, PK, Crosby, RD, Kan, HJ, and McQuade, RD. "Changes in weight and weight-related quality of life in a multicentre, randomized trial of aripiprazole versus standard of care." European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists 23, no. 8 (December 2008): 561-566. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Binks, M, Crosby, RD, Østbye, T, Mitchell, JE, and Hartley, G. "Improvements in sexual quality of life after moderate weight loss." Int J Impot Res 20, no. 5 (September 2008): 487-492. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, Gress, RE, Hunt, SC, Engel, SG, and Adams, TD. "Health and health-related quality of life: differences between men and women who seek gastric bypass surgery." Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 4, no. 5 (September 2008): 651-658. Full Text
  - Loux, TJ, Haricharan, RN, Clements, RH, Kolotkin, RL, Bledsoe, SE, Haynes, B, Leath, T, and Harmon, CM. "Health-related quality of life before and after bariatric surgery in adolescents." Journal of pediatric surgery 43, no. 7 (July 2008): 1275-1279. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Corey-Lisle, PK, Crosby, RD, Swanson, JM, Tuomari, AV, L'italien, GJ, and Mitchell, JE. "Impact of obesity on health-related quality of life in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder." Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 16, no. 4 (April 2008): 749-754. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, Corey-Lisle, PK, Li, H, and Swanson, JM. "Performance of a weight-related measure of Quality of Life in a psychiatric sample." Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 15, no. 4 (May 2006): 587-596. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Binks, M, Crosby, RD, Østbye, T, Gress, RE, and Adams, TD. "Obesity and sexual quality of life." Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 14, no. 3 (March 2006): 472-479. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Zeller, M, Modi, AC, Samsa, GP, Quinlan, NP, Yanovski, JA, Bell, SK, Maahs, DM, de Serna, DG, and Roehrig, HR. "Assessing weight-related quality of life in adolescents." Obesity (Silver Spring) 14, no. 3 (March 2006): 448-457. Full Text Link to Item
  - Engel, SG, Wittrock, DA, Crosby, RD, Wonderlich, SA, Mitchell, JE, and Kolotkin, RL. "Development and psychometric validation of an eating disorder-specific health-related quality of life instrument." The International Journal of Eating Disorders 39, no. 1 (January 2006): 62-71. Full Text
  - Maahs, D, de Serna, DG, Kolotkin, RL, Ralston, S, Sandate, J, Qualls, C, and Schade, DS. "Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of orlistat for weight loss in adolescents." Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 12, no. 1 (January 2006): 18-28. Full Text
  - Adams, TD, Avelar, E, Cloward, T, Crosby, RD, Farney, RJ, Gress, R, Halverson, RC, Hopkins, PN, Kolotkin, RL, Lamonte, MJ, Litwin, S, Nuttall, RT, Pendleton, R, Rosamond, W, Simper, SC, Smith, SC, Strong, M, Walker, JM, Wiebke, G, Yanowitz, FG, and Hunt, SC. "Design and rationale of the Utah obesity study. A study to assess morbidity following gastric bypass surgery." Contemporary clinical trials 26, no. 5 (October 2005): 534-551. Full Text
  - Fallon, EM, Tanofsky-Kraff, M, Norman, A-C, McDuffie, JR, Taylor, ED, Cohen, ML, Young-Hyman, D, Keil, M, Kolotkin, RL, and Yanovski, JA. "Health-related quality of life in overweight and nonoverweight black and white adolescents." The Journal of pediatrics 147, no. 4 (October 2005): 443-450. Full Text
  - Engel, SG, Kolotkin, RL, Teixeira, PJ, Sardinha, LB, Vieira, PN, Palmeira, AL, and Crosby, RD. "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 13, no. 2 (March 2005): 133-143. Full Text
  - Crosby, RD, Kolotkin, RL, and Williams, GR. "An integrated method to determine meaningful changes in health-related quality of life." Journal of clinical epidemiology 57, no. 11 (November 2004): 1153-1160. Full Text
  - Brazier, JE, Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, and Williams, GR. "Estimating a preference-based single index for the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) instrument from the SF-6D." Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 7, no. 4 (July 2004): 490-498. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Westman, EC, Østbye, T, Crosby, RD, Eisenson, HJ, and Binks, M. "Does binge eating disorder impact weight-related quality of life?." Obes Res 12, no. 6 (June 2004): 999-1005. Full Text Link to Item
  - White, MA, O'Neil, PM, Kolotkin, RL, and Byrne, TK. "Gender, race, and obesity-related quality of life at extreme levels of obesity." Obesity research 12, no. 6 (June 2004): 949-955. Full Text
  - Boan, J, Kolotkin, RL, Westman, EC, McMahon, RL, and Grant, JP. "Binge eating, quality of life and physical activity improve after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity." Obesity Surgery 14, no. 3 (March 2004): 341-348. Full Text
  - Engel, SG, Crosby, RD, Kolotkin, RL, Hartley, GG, Williams, GR, Wonderlich, SA, and Mitchell, JE. "Impact of weight loss and regain on quality of life: mirror image or differential effect?." Obesity research 11, no. 10 (October 2003): 1207-1213. Full Text
  - Brewer, EA, Kolotkin, RL, and Baird, DD. "The relationship between eating behaviors and obesity in African American and Caucasian women." Eating Behaviors 4, no. 2 (August 2003): 159-171. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, and Williams, GR. "Assessing weight-related quality of life in obese persons with type 2 diabetes." Diabetes research and clinical practice 61, no. 2 (August 2003): 125-132. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, Pendleton, R, Strong, M, Gress, RE, and Adams, T. "Health-related quality of life in patients seeking gastric bypass surgery vs non-treatment-seeking controls." Obesity surgery 13, no. 3 (June 2003): 371-377. Full Text
  - Crosby, RD, Kolotkin, RL, and Williams, GR. "Defining clinically meaningful change in health-related quality of life." Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 56, no. 5 (May 2003): 395-407. Full Text
  - Heshka, S, Anderson, JW, Atkinson, RL, Greenway, FL, Hill, JO, Phinney, SD, Kolotkin, RL, Miller-Kovach, K, and Pi-Sunyer, FX. "Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program: a randomized trial." Jama 289, no. 14 (April 2003): 1792-1798. Full Text
  - De Zwaan, M, Mitchell, JE, Howell, LM, Monson, N, Swan-Kremeier, L, Roerig, JL, Kolotkin, RL, and Crosby, RD. "Two measures of health-related quality of life in morbid obesity." Obesity research 10, no. 11 (November 2002): 1143-1151. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, and Williams, GR. "Health-related quality of life varies among obese subgroups." Obesity research 10, no. 8 (August 2002): 748-756. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, and 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 : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation 11, no. 2 (March 2002): 157-171. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Meter, K, and Williams, GR. "Quality of life and obesity." Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2, no. 4 (November 2001): 219-229. (Review) Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, Williams, GR, Hartley, GG, and Nicol, S. "The relationship between health-related quality of life and weight loss." Obesity research 9, no. 9 (September 2001): 564-571. Full Text
  - Samsa, GP, Kolotkin, RL, Williams, GR, Nguyen, MH, and Mendel, CM. "Effect of moderate weight loss on health-related quality of life: an analysis of combined data from 4 randomized trials of sibutramine vs placebo." Am J Manag Care 7, no. 9 (September 2001): 875-883. Link to Item
  - Kolotkin, RL, Crosby, RD, Kosloski, KD, and Williams, GR. "Development of a brief measure to assess quality of life in obesity." Obesity research 9, no. 2 (February 2001): 102-111. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Head, S, and Brookhart, A. "Construct validity of the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life Questionnaire." Obesity research 5, no. 5 (September 1997): 434-441. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, R, Head, S, Hamilton, M, and Tse, C-K. "Quality-of-life Improvements may Enhance Effects of Modest Weight Loss." Journal of the American Dietetic Association 95, no. 5 (May 1995): 568-568. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Head, S, Hamilton, M, and Tse, CK. "Assessing Impact of Weight on Quality of Life." Obesity Research 3, no. 1 (January 1995): 49-56. Full Text
  - Kirkley, BG, Kolotkin, RL, Hernandez, JT, and Gallagher, PN. "A comparison of binge-purgers, obese binge eaters, and obese nonbinge eaters on the MMPI." International Journal of Eating Disorders 12, no. 2 (September 1992): 221-228. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Revis, ES, Kirkley, BG, and Janick, L. "Binge eating in obesity: associated MMPI characteristics." Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 55, no. 6 (December 1987): 872-876. Full Text
  - Kolotkin, RL, Billingham, KA, and Feldman, HS. "Computers in biofeedback research and therapy." Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 13, no. 4 (July 1981): 532-542. Full Text
  - Butcher, JN, and Kolotkin, RL. "Evaluation of outcome in brief psychotherapy." Psychiatric Clinics of North America 2, no. 1 (January 1, 1979): 157-169.
  - Leon, GR, Kolotkin, R, and Korgeski, G. "MacAndrew Addiction Scale and other MMPI characteristics associated with obesity, anorexia and smoking behavior." Addictive behaviors 4, no. 4 (January 1979): 401-407. Full Text
  - Biskin, BH, and Kolotkin, RL. "Effects of Computerized Administration on Scores on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory." Applied Psychological Measurement 1, no. 4 (September 1977): 543-549. Full Text
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