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- Title
Is there prejudice against obese persons among health professionals? A sample of student nurses and registered nurses.
- Authors
Yılmaz, Hacı Ömer; Yabancı Ayhan, Nurcan
- Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess whether there is prejudice toward obese persons among student nurses and registered nurses. Design and Method: A total of 379 participants were included (190 student nurses, 189 registered nurses). The Fat Phobia Scale and Belief About Obese Persons Scale were used to determine the prejudice. Findings: Registered nurses were found to have more negative prejudices toward obese persons than those of student nurses. These prejudices were determined to be influenced by the nurses' body mass index and having an obese person in the family. Practical Implications: Both groups had negative prejudices toward obese persons, there was a higher level of prejudice among the registered nurses. These prejudices can have a negative impact on healthcare practices.
- Subjects
ANTHROPOMETRY; ATTITUDE (Psychology); BODY weight; STATISTICAL correlation; MEDICAL personnel; NURSES; NURSES' attitudes; NURSING students; PSYCHOLOGY of nursing students; OBESITY; PREJUDICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATURE; T-test (Statistics); BODY mass index; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ATTITUDES toward obesity
- Publication
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2019, Vol 55, Issue 2, p262
- ISSN
0031-5990
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ppc.12359