Weight bias and stigma in healthcare professionals: a narrative review with a Singapore lens
Singapore medical journal
; : 155-162, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Addressing weight stigma is essential to obesity management as it causes inequalities in healthcare and impacts the outcomes of health. This narrative review summarises systematic review findings about the presence of weight bias in healthcare professionals, and interventions to reduce weight bias or stigma in these professionals. Two databases (PubMed and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature [CINAHL]) were searched. Seven eligible reviews were identified from 872 search results. Four reviews identified the presence of weight bias, and three investigated trials to reduce weight bias or stigma in healthcare professionals. The findings may help further research and the treatment, health and well-being of individuals with overweight or obesity in Singapore. Weight bias was prevalent among qualified and student healthcare professionals globally, and there is a lack of clear guidance for effective interventions to reduce it, particularly in Asia. Future research is essential to identify the issues and inform initiatives to reduce weight bias and stigma among healthcare professionals in Singapore.
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WPRIM
Sujet Principal:
Asie
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Singapour
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Bases de données factuelles
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Préjudice à l'égard du poids
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Établissements de santé
Limites du sujet:
Humans
Pays comme sujet:
Asia
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En
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Singapore medical journal
Année:
2023
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Article