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| Title |
Physiotherapists demonstrate weight stigma: a cross-sectional survey of Australian physiotherapists
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| Published in |
Journal of Physiotherapy (Australian Physiotherapy Association), July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.jphys.2014.06.020 |
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| Authors |
Jenny Setchell, Bernadette Watson, Liz Jones, Michael Gard, Kathy Briffa |
| Abstract |
Question: Do physiotherapists demonstrate explicit and implicit weight stigma? Design: Cross-sectional survey with partial blinding of participants. Participants responded to the Anti-Fat Attitudes questionnaire and physiotherapy case studies with body mass index (BMI) manipulated (normal or overweight/obese). The Anti-Fat Attitudes questionnaire included 13 items scored on a Likert-type scale from 0 to 8. Any score greater than zero indicated explicit weight stigma. Implicit weight stigma was determined by comparing responses to case studies with people of different BMI categories (where responses were quantitative) and by thematic and count analysis for free-text responses. Participants: Australian physiotherapists (n=265) recruited via industry networks. Results: The mean item score for the Anti-Fat Attitudes questionnaire was 3.2 (SD 1.1), which indicated explicit weight stigma. The Dislike (2.1, SD 1.2) subscale had a lower mean item score than the Fear (3.9, SD 1.8) and Willpower (4.9, SD 1.5) subscales. There was minimal indication from the case studies that people who are overweight receive different treatment from physiotherapists in clinical parameters such as length of treatment time (p=0.73) or amount of hands-on treatment (p=0.88). However, there were indications of implicit weight stigma in the way participants discussed weight in free-text responses about patient management. Conclusion: Physiotherapists demonstrate weight stigma. This finding is likely to affect the way they communicate with patients about their weight, which may negatively impact their patients. It is recommended that physiotherapists reflect on their own attitudes towards people who are overweight and whether weight stigma influences treatment focus. [Setchell J, Watson B, Jones L, Gard M, Briffa K (2014) Physiotherapists demonstrate weight stigma: a cross-sectional survey of Australian physiotherapists.Journal of Physiotherapy60:XXX-XXX.]. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 24% |
| Australia | 2 | 10% |
| Canada | 2 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |
| Finland | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 8 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 9 | 43% |
| Members of the public | 8 | 38% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 119 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 11% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 16% |
| Unknown | 32 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 20% |
| Psychology | 21 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Unknown | 38 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 September 2021.
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#210
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#17,333
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