Weight bias in Australian healthcare students: Examining the effectiveness of an empathy vs science approach to stigma response

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Weight stigma; Obesity stigma; Public Health - Health service research; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001351606
• Lead Sponsor: Ravisha S. Jayawickrama

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-12-21
• Last Update Posted: 15 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Individuals will be eligible to participate in this study if they are currently enrolled (as at February 2024) in a healthcare course at an Australian tertiary institution either at the undergraduate or postgraduate level. Students from healthcare courses including (but not limited to) medicine, paramedicine, medical imaging, dentistry, oral health therapy, nursing, midwifery, dietetics, nutrition, psychology, counselling, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, chiropractic, exercise science, audiology, optometry, public health/health promotion, and pharmacology are eligible to participate.

Additional inclusion criteria are for students to be at least 17 years of age, able to understand and write in English, able to provide informed consent to participate, and have normal or corrected to normal vision.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria include university students enrolled in non-healthcare courses (e.g., business), practising healthcare professionals (e.g., registered dietitians, practising GPs) and students who are unable to view short videos (e.g., animations) due to a health condition.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified