Examining Weight Bias among Practicing Canadian Family Physicians

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dc.contributor.authorAlberga, Angela S.
dc.contributor.authorNutter, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorMacInnis, Cara
dc.contributor.authorEllard, John H.
dc.contributor.authorRussell-Mayhew, Shelly
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-11T22:45:44Z
dc.date.available2024-06-11T22:45:44Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-08
dc.descriptionAlberga, A. S., Nutter, S., MacInnis, C., Ellard, J. H., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2019). Examining Weight Bias among Practicing Canadian Family Physicians. Obesity Facts, 12(6), 632–638. The final, published version of this article is available at https://karger.com/?doi=10.1159/000503751
dc.description.abstractObjectives: 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.
dc.identifier.citationAngela S. Alberga, Sarah Nutter, Cara MacInnis, John H. Ellard, Shelly Russell-Mayhew; Examining Weight Bias among Practicing Canadian Family Physicians. Obes Facts 18 December 2019; 12 (6): 632–638. https://doi.org/10.1159/000503751
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1159/000503751
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/118878
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/46475
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherKarger Publishers
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen
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dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
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dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectFamily physicians
dc.subjectHealthcare
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectWeight stigma
dc.titleExamining Weight Bias among Practicing Canadian Family Physicians
dc.typeArticle
ucalgary.scholar.levelGraduate, Faculty
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