Effective strategies in ending weight stigma in healthcare

B Talumaa, A Brown, RL Batterham… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Weight stigma impacts negatively healthcare quality and hinders public health goals. The
aim of this review was to identify strategies for minimizing weight bias among healthcare …

Weight stigma experienced by patients with obesity in healthcare settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis

L Ryan, R Coyne, C Heary, S Birney, M Crotty… - Obesity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Weight stigma research is largely focused on quantifiable outcomes with inadequate
representation of the perspectives of those that are affected by it. This study offers a …

[PDF][PDF] Patient-centered care for obesity: how health care providers can treat obesity while actively addressing weight stigma and eating disorder risk

MI Cardel, FA Newsome, RL Pearl, KM Ross… - Journal of the Academy …, 2022 - Elsevier
COI Disclosures: MIC is an employee at WW International, Inc. and has served as a
consultant for Novo Nordisk (but did not accept personal fees for this work), all outside of the …

Internalised weight stigma as a mediator of the relationship between experienced/perceived weight stigma and biopsychosocial outcomes: a systematic review

H Bidstrup, L Brennan, L Kaufmann… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Objective To systematically review studies that have assessed the mediating role of
internalised weight stigma on the relationship between experienced/perceived weight …

Weight stigma and barriers to effective obesity care

RM Puhl - Gastroenterology Clinics, 2023 - gastro.theclinics.com
Weight stigma refers to societal devaluation of people because of their body weight or body
size. In North America and many Western societies, individuals with higher weight (eg …

Associations among enacted weight stigma, weight self-stigma, and multiple physical health outcomes, healthcare utilization, and selected health behaviors

A Prunty, A Hahn, A O'Shea, S Edmonds… - International journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Background This study examined the relationship among enacted weight stigma, weight self-
stigma, and multiple health outcomes. Weight stigma, a stressor experienced across all body …

Weight stigma is associated with body mass index among college students in Taiwan: the mediated role of internalized weight stigma

YC Lin, CY Lin, M Saffari, MC Tsai, YH Chang… - BMC psychology, 2023 - Springer
Background Weight stigma is an issue often studied in Western countries; however, such
information is scarce in Asian studies. Methods This study aimed to examine the role of …

Newspaper media framing of obesity during pregnancy in the UK: A review and framework synthesis

N Heslehurst, EH Evans… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Two thirds of women report experiencing weight stigma during pregnancy. Newspaper
media is powerful in framing health issues. This review synthesized UK newspaper media …

An examination of theory-based suicidal ideation risk factors in college students with multiple marginalized identities.

BF Shepherd, LM Kelly, PM Brochu… - American journal of …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Social marginalization increases the risk of suicidal ideation (SI) among individuals with
diverse identities, yet research examining the effects of marginalization has focused on one …

Health care avoidance as vigilance: A model of maladaptive eating behaviors due to weight stigma in health care, avoidance, and internalization among women.

KE Wetzel, MS Himmelstein - Stigma and Health, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Weight stigma—the devaluation of those with higher weight—is well-documented in health
care settings. One common outcome of these experiences is avoidance of health care due to …