Trial reportFamily medicine2013
Brief intervention effective in reducing weight bias in medical students.
Trial report in Family medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07334470 (The BRAVE Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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The BRAVE Study: A Sensitivity Intervention With Nursing Students Using Simulation
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- Obesity education in medical schools, residencies, and fellowships throughout the world: a systematic review.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2020Pooled it
- Ethical issues in obesity prevention for school children: a systematic qualitative review.International journal of public health · 2017Pooled it
- Weight Bias Interventions for Healthcare Professionals: An Integrative Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- The Impactful Weight of Treating Beyond the Scale: A Comprehensive Course to Improve Obesity Care Among Medical Students.Family medicine · 2026Article
- Understanding medical trainees' anti-fat dislike: roles of observed weight stigma, body image disturbance, and controllability beliefs.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The association of age of onset of obesity with experienced weight stigma in adulthood.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- Multivitamin Adherence after Bariatric Surgery: A Multicenter Observational Study on the Application of Patient-Centered Care by Health Care Professionals.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of a pilot randomized trial of a single session of imagery rescripting targeting the primary consequences of negative experiences with eating and appearance.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- The Landscape of Obesity Education Worldwide - Are We Doing Enough? Scoping Review of Content of Obesity Educational Interventions in Medical Schools and Residency Programs.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- A Multi-Modality Intervention Improves Obesity Bias among Medical Students.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A scoping review to identify and organize literature trends of bias research within medical student and resident education.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- The Effect of a Multifaceted Intervention Including Classroom Education and Bariatric Weight Suit Use on Medical Students' Attitudes toward Patients with Obesity.Obesity facts · 2023Article
- Effective strategies in ending weight stigma in healthcare.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Review
- Eliminating Explicit and Implicit Biases in Health Care: Evidence and Research Needs.Annual review of public health · 2022Review
- Provider attitudes towards a brief behavioral intervention for sexual health in Moldova.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Addressing Bias Toward Overweight Patients: a Training Program for First-Year Medical Students.Medical science educator · 2021Article
- Weight Stigma and Social Media: Evidence and Public Health Solutions.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Review
- 'Too male, too pale, too stale': a qualitative exploration of student experiences of gender bias within medical education.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Brief Intervention to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections and Unintended Pregnancies: Protocol of a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Improving obesity management training in family medicine: multi-methods evaluation of the 5AsT-MD pilot course.BMC medical education · 2020Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMedical students are exposed to a growing number of obese patients in clinical encounters. Many medical students harbor negative attitudes and stereotypes regarding obese patients, which lead to negative interpersonal behaviors. This study pilot tested the effectiveness of an educational intervention in reducing bias toward obese patients.
methodsSecond- and third-year medical students (n=64) watched a 17- minute video, "Weight Bias in Health Care," and participated in interactive discussion to share experiences with encountering obese patients. The Beliefs About Obese Persons (BAOP), Attitudes Toward Obese Persons (ATOP), and Fat Phobia Scales (FPS) were administered before and after intervention. Change in mean scores from before to after the intervention was tested for statistical significance using the paired samples t test. General linear models were used to examine associations of subject characteristics with mean scores for each scale.
resultsThe intervention increased beliefs that genetic and environmental factors play an important role in the cause of obesity as opposed to lack of personal control (mean BAOP increased from 16.53 to 19.27). It also decreased students' negative stereotypes regarding obese patients (mean FPS decreased from 3.65 to 3.45). There were independent associations of subject characteristics with post-intervention ATOP scores, with more positive attitudes in younger, male, and white participants.
conclusionsImplementing a short educational intervention was effective in improving medical students' beliefs and stereotypes regarding obese patients. This widely accessible and easily replicable program can serve as a model and springboard for further development of educational interventions to reduce weight bias among medical students.
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