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Titre : | Obesity bias and stigma, attitudes and beliefs among entry-level physiotherapy students in the Republic of Ireland: a cross sectional study (2021) |
Auteurs : | Grainne O' Donoghue ; S. McMahon ; A. Holt ; M. Nedai ; T. Nybo ; C.L. Peiris |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Physiotherapy (Vol. 112, 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 55-63 |
Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.03.016 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Etudiants en kinésithérapie ; Obésité ; Préjugé ; Stéréotypes |
Résumé : |
Objective
To explore entry-level physiotherapy students attitudes and beliefs relating to weight bias and stigmatisation in healthcare. Design Cross sectional survey of physiotherapy students. Methods All final year physiotherapy students (n = 215) enrolled in entry-level physiotherapy programmes in the Republic of Ireland were invited to participate. Each received a questionnaire, consisting of 72 questions, within four key sections. Descriptive statistics and frequencies were used to analyse the data. Results A response rate of 83% (179/215) was achieved. Whilst physiotherapy students, overall, had a positive attitude towards people with obesity, 29% had a negative attitude towards people with obesity, 24% had a negative attitude towards managing this population and most (74%) believed obesity was caused by behavioural and individual factors. Over one third of students (35%) reported that they would not be confident in managing patients with obesity and more than half (54%) felt treating patients with obesity was not worthwhile. Conclusion This study provides preliminary findings to suggest that weight stigma-reduction efforts are warranted for physiotherapy students. Helping students to understand that obesity is a complex, chronic condition with multiple aspects requiring a multi-faceted approach to its management might be the first step towards dispelling these negative attitudes towards patients living with obesity. Inclusion of a formal obesity curriculum should perhaps now be part of the contemporary physiotherapy students education. |
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