ReviewSingapore medical journal2023
Weight bias and stigma in healthcare professionals: a narrative review with a Singapore lens.
Review in Singapore medical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- UK Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Adult Obesity: A Qualitative Study.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
- Weight Bias in Nursing: A Pilot Study on Feasibility and Negative Attitude Assessment Among Primary Care Nurses.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Perceptions, Attitudes, Behaviours and Barriers in Obesity Care: Findings from the ACTION-Vietnam Study.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2025Article
- Motivational Interviewing (MI) in Obesity Care: Cultivating Person-Centered and Supportive Clinical Conversations to Reduce Stigma: A Narrative Review.Obesity science & practice · 2025Review
- Assessing Weight Stigma: Validating Attitudes and Beliefs Questionnaires Among Future Healthcare Professionals.Cureus · 2024Article
- 'It's Just Not Working', a Qualitative Exploration of the Weight-Related Healthcare Experiences of Individuals of Arab Heritage With Higher Weight in Australia.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Determinants of physical activity promotion in primary care from the patient perspective of people at risk of or living with chronic disease: a COM-B analysis.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Stigma-Generating Mechanisms in Families Enrolled in a Pediatric Weight Management Program: A Qualitative Study of Health Identities and Healthcare Authenticity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The global agenda on obesity: what does this mean for Singapore?Singapore medical journal · 2023Article
- Combating obesity: a change in perspectives.Singapore medical journal · 2023Article
- Attitudes towards sex workers: a nationwide cross-sectional survey among German healthcare providers.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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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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