Objective Weight‐biased attitudes and views held by health care professionals can have a
negative impact on the patient‐provider relationship and the provision of care, but studies …

Since the publication of Unequal Treatment in 2003, 1 the number of studies investigating
the implicit bias of health-care providers and its troubling consequences has increased …

Addressing core questions about prejudice and stereotyping--their causes, consequences,
and how to reduce them--this noted text is now in a thoroughly revised third edition with 50 …

Background: Unconscious biases are one of the causes of health disparities. Health
professionals have prejudices against patients due to their race, gender, or other factors …

Despite obesity declared a disease, there still exists considerable weight stigma in both
popular culture and health care, which negatively impacts policy making regarding …

Aim To explore the lived experiences of patients with severe obesity during hospital
admissions. Design Qualitative study design. Methods Semi‐structured individual interviews …

This article summarizes the current state of nurses' implicit bias and discusses the
phenomenon from Levinas' face of the Other and ethics of belonging, Watson's human …

Abstract Background Patients with Class III obesity pose unique challenges to health care
staff and organisations. Care requirements of this population are unique and require …

Background In light of the high prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults and the
subsequent stigmatization and health consequences, there is a need to develop effective …

Background Stigmatization and discrimination of people with obesity due to their weight are
a common problem that may lead to additional weight gain. This study evaluated the …