en عمومى General مقالات اصيل Original Article BACKGROUND<br> Adherence has been defined as the degree to which a patient&rsquo;s voluntary behavior corresponds with the clinical recommendations of health care providers. The aim of this study was to predict self-management behaviors in obese patients undergoing surgery based on general and specific adherence scales.<br> METHODS&nbsp;<br> All obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery in Ghadir Mother and Child Hospital, Shiraz, Iran from April 2017 to September 2017 were enrolled. By using available sampling method, 201 patients with BMI above 35 (36.43&plusmn;35.11) and in the age range of18-65 years (13.38&plusmn;80/5) were selected. A questionnaire containing general adherence scale (GAS), specific adherence scale (SAS) and post-surgery self-management behaviors questionnaire (BSSQ) was completed by all patients.&nbsp;<br> RESULTS<br> The general and specific adherence scales were significant predictors for self-management behaviors after surgery, and positive relation was found for general and specific adherence scales with self-management behaviors.&nbsp;<br> CONCLUSION<br> Self-management behaviors regarding eating behaviors, supplements, fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and fluid intake, physical activity, dumping syndrome management have significant relationship with general and specific adherence scales. So increasing knowledge, skills, motivation, self-confidence, self-efficacy and self-monitoring of obese patients after surgery seem necessary. General adherence, Specific adherence, Self-management behaviors, Surgery, Obesity 85 92 http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-348-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zahra Sobhani zahrasobhani120@yahoo.com 10031947532846006499 10031947532846006499 No Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Masoud Amini 10031947532846006500 10031947532846006500 Yes Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Maryam Zarnaghash mzarnaghash@yahoo.com 10031947532846006501 10031947532846006501 No Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran Seyed Vahid Hosseini 10031947532846006502 10031947532846006502 No Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Colorectal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Reza Foroutan 10031947532846006503 10031947532846006503 No Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran