Objective: Poor quality communication with healthcare providers has been associated with
provider avoidance. Because obesity is stigmatised in healthcare settings, this association …

Objective Patient–provider communication has been found to be less patient centred, on
average, with patients who are members of stigmatized or minority groups. Obesity is a …

This study aimed to examine variations in patient-physician communication by obesity
status. We pooled data from the 2005-2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) …

Objective To examine the relationship between patient weight and provider communication
quality and determine whether patient race/ethnicity modifies this association. Methods We …

OBJECTIVE: Health professionals' weight bias may impair obese patients' interactions with
providers. However, few studies have examined how negative provider attitudes affect the …

OBJECTIVE: We assessed the influence of race/ethnicity and provider communication on
overweight and obese patients' perceptions of the damage weight causes to their health …

Objective Obesity is stigmatized and people with obesity report experiencing stigmatizing
situations when seeking health care. The implications of these experiences are not well …

Objective Physicians' negative attitudes toward patients with obesity are well documented.
Whether or how these beliefs may affect patient–physician communication is unknown. To …

Patient-centered care has been documented as a measure of quality of health care and has
been associated with positive health outcomes. However, the effect of health utilization on …

Patient-centeredness is an important factor in patient health and engagement but its
association in patients with obesity is not thoroughly understood. Of 28,854 participants …