Article ; Online: Effect of health-care professionals' weight status on patient satisfaction and recalled advice: a prospective cohort study.
EClinicalMedicine
2023 Volume 57, Page(s) 101855
Abstract: Background: Research has demonstrated that healthcare professionals are not immune to weight stigma attitudes, with evidence showing that people living with overweight or obesity may experience direct and indirect stigma and discrimination. This can ... ...
Abstract | Background: Research has demonstrated that healthcare professionals are not immune to weight stigma attitudes, with evidence showing that people living with overweight or obesity may experience direct and indirect stigma and discrimination. This can impact the quality of care provided and impact patients' engagement in healthcare. Despite this, there is a paucity of research examining patient attitudes towards healthcare professionals living with overweight or obesity, which can also hold implications for the patient-practitioner relationship. Thus, this study examined whether healthcare professionals' weight status impacts patient satisfaction and recalled advice. Methods: In this prospective cohort study, using an experimental design, 237 participants (113 women, 125 men) aged 32 ± 8.92 with a body mass index of 25.87 ± 6.79 kg m Findings: The only statistically significant result was a difference with a small effect in patient satisfaction, where satisfaction was significantly higher in healthcare professional who was a women living with obesity compared to healthcare professional who was a man living with obesity (estimate = -0.30; SE = 0.08; df = 229; ωₚ Interpretation: This study has used novel experimental stimuli to examine weight stigma towards healthcare professionals which is vastly under-researched and holds implications for the patient-practitioner relationship. Our findings showed statistically significant differences and a small effect where satisfaction with healthcare professionals both living with obesity and with a lower weight were higher when the healthcare professional was a woman compared to man. This research should act as a stimulus for further research that aims to examine the impact of healthcare professional gender on patient responses, satisfaction and engagement, and weight stigma from patients towards healthcare professionals. Funding: Sheffield Hallam University. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-02-16 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 2589-5370 |
ISSN (online) | 2589-5370 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101855 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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