Doctors biased against fat people, too, study says
Additionally, physicians are likely not aware of their own biases, the study showed. "The most striking thing is that physicians are like others in society, and hold negative attitudes about weight," said study researcher Janice Sabin, an assistant professor at the University of Washington. "Our study did not look at behavior, so we don't know whether or not this actually affects the patient-provider relationship," she added. Previous research identified weight biases in doctors, but the new study found that their level of bias is similar to that of the public. Sabin and her colleagues included nearly 360,000 participants in their study, including 2,284 medical doctors. The researchers used a computer test designed to measure both explicit biases, of which people are aware, and implicit biases, which people do not recognize they hold. Results showed that female doctors were less biased against obese people than male doctors.
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Janice Sabin
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| 0.0523946 | "Just because a person has bias does not mean that they are going to discriminate, and that's something important that I always try to emphasize," Sabin said. ... |
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Rebecca Puhl
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| 0.145457 | "Weight bias jeopardizes patients' emotional and physical health, and that some patients may even avoid future health carebecause of weight bias in the health care setting," said Puhl, ... |
| 0.019263 | "If patients are reluctant to speak to their provider, or feel that attempts to do so have been unsuccessful, patients can alternatively voice their concerns to the Patient Advocate at their health center," Puhl said. ... |
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Doctors biased against fat people, too, study says
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Doctors have similar levels of bias against people who are overweight as the general public, a new study says
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