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Examining Weight Bias among Practicing Canadian Family Physicians.

Author(s): Alberga AS, Nutter S, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Obes Facts. 2019 Nov 08;:1-7 Authors: Alberga AS, Nutter S, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Article GUID: 31707395
Framing obesity a disease: Indirect effects of affect and controllability beliefs on weight bias.

Author(s): Nutter S, Alberga AS, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 10;42(10):1804-1811 Authors: Nutter S, Alberga AS, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Article GUID: 29795457
Weight Bias in Educational Settings: a Systematic Review.

Author(s): Nutter S, Ireland A, Alberga AS, Brun I, Lefebvre D, Hayden KA, Russell-Mayhew S

Curr Obes Rep. 2019 Jun;8(2):185-200 Authors: Nutter S, Ireland A, Alberga AS, Brun I, Lefebvre D, Hayden KA, Russell-Mayhew S

Article GUID: 30820842
Title:Examining Weight Bias among Practicing Canadian Family Physicians.
Authors:Alberga AS,  Nutter S,  MacInnis C,  Ellard JH,  Russell-Mayhew S
Link:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31707395?dopt=Abstract
DOI:10.1159/000503751
Category:Obes Facts
PMID:31707395
Dept Affiliation: HKAP
1 Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, Québec, Canada, angela.alberga@concordia.ca.
2 Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
3 Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Examining Weight Bias among Practicing Canadian Family Physicians.

Obes Facts. 2019 Nov 08;:1-7

Authors: Alberga AS, Nutter S, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of practicing Canadian family physicians about individuals with obesity, their healthcare treatment, and perceptions of obesity treatment in the public healthcare system.

METHOD: A national sample of Canadian practicing family physicians (n = 400) completed the survey. Participants completed measures of explicit weight bias, attitudes towards treating patients with obesity, and perceptions that people with obesity increase demand on the public healthcare system.

RESULTS: Responses consistent with weight bias were not observed overall but were demonstrated in a sizeable minority of respondents. Many physicians also reported feeling frustrated with patients with obesity and agreed that people with obesity increase demand on the public healthcare system. Male physicians had more negative attitudes than females. More negative attitudes towards treating patients with obesity were associated with greater perceptions of them as a public health demand.

CONCLUSION: Results suggest that negative attitudes towards patients with obesity exist among some family physicians in Canada. It remains to be determined if physicians develop weight bias partly because they blame individuals for their obesity and its increased demand on the Canadian public healthcare system. More research is needed to better understand causes and consequences of weight bias among health professionals and make efforts towards its reduction in healthcare.

PMID: 31707395 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]