Nurses’ attitudes towards adult patients who are obese: literature review

Brown, Ian

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03718.x

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“…4 Obese individuals are commonly stereotyped as being lazy, sloppy, incompetent, and as lacking self-control and willpower. 5 Negative attitudes and stereotypes of obese people are found both explicitly and implicitly, 6,7 and are observed in the general population, 8 as well as among children, 9 health care professionals 10,11 and obese individuals themselves. 12 Weight loss among individuals who are overweight and obese has clear benefits in terms of reducing their risk of the medical consequences associated with excess weight, 13,14 but what impact does weight loss have on weight bias?…”

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Changes in weight bias following weight loss: the impact of weight-loss method

Fardouly

Vartanian

2011

Int J Obes

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Background: Many obese individuals lose weight to reduce weight stigma; however, little is known about whether other people's attitudes actually improve towards obese individuals after they have lost weight, and whether changes in attitudes depend on the method of weight loss. This study examined changes in people's perceptions of an obese target who had lost weight through diet and exercise or through surgery. Method: Participants (N ¼ 73) initially viewed an image of an obese woman or a thin woman (control condition), and were asked to indicate their perceptions of the target with respect to the target's behaviors (for example, how often she exercises), as well as some personality characteristics (for example, lazy, sloppy and competent). Participants then viewed a more recent image of the target in which she had lost weight, and were informed that the target had lost weight through diet and exercise or through surgery, or were not provided with any explanation for the weight loss. Participants once again indicated their impression of the target on the same measures. Results: Regardless of the method of weight loss, all targets were rated as eating more healthily, exercising more, and being more competent and less sloppy after having lost weight. Participants also rated the target as less lazy when they learned that she had lost weight through diet and exercise, or when no information was provided about the method of weight loss; the target who lost weight through surgery, however, was not seen as being any less lazy after losing weight. Conclusion: These findings indicate that perceptions of obese individuals can in fact improve after they have lost weight, but that this might depend on the method of weight loss.

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Changes in weight bias following weight loss: the impact of weight-loss method

Fardouly

Vartanian

2011

Int J Obes

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“…Sykelig overvekt blir beskrevet som en progredierende, kronisk tilstand preget av mislykkede endringsforsøk og gjentatte tilbakefall (3). Tilstanden er også assosiert med negative holdninger, nedvurdering og stigmatisering fra befolkningen, i egen familie og fra helsepersonell (4,5). Disse aspektene har negative konsekvenser for livskvalitet og psykologisk velvaere, som dårlig selvbilde, skamfølelse og økt krenkbarhet (6,7,8).…”

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Motivasjon til livsstilsendring hos personer med sykelig overvekt

Borge

Christiansen

Fagermoen³

2012

Sykepleien

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“…Studies of patient experiences provide evidence of difficulties in rapport and communication with heightened ambivalence, discomfort and tensions in the context of health care consultations [34,35]. There is also substantial evidence that health care clinicians have mixed and even negative views about obesity and patients who are obese [33][34][35][36][37][38]. Indeed other research with suggests a weakening of rapport may be a fundamental issue in contributing to a poorly followed through decision [38][39][40][41][42].…”

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