The effect of a multifaceted intervention including classroom education and bariatric weight suit use on medical students ’ attitudes towards patients with obesity

Conclusion These findings suggest that in medical students with a low level of weight bias at baseline, a semester course on obesity combined with BWS use affects only a limited number of items of the NEW Attitud es scale questionnaire. The sensitization of medical students to weight stigma has the potential to improve quality of healthcare for patients with obesity.
Source: Obesity Facts - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research