Assessing Weight Bias Among Turkish Dietitians

Completed

• Conditions: Weight Bias; Weight Stigma

• Registration Number: NCT06624111
• Lead Sponsor: Ezgi Bellikci Koyu

Brief Summary

The objective of this study was to examine weight bias among Turkish dietitians. and to investigate the effect of the patient's weight status on the dietitian's assessment and dietetic practice.

Detailed Description

The dietitians were randomly assigned to an online case study with lactose intolerance, with all patient information identical except for the patient's weight and photograph. In one case there was a photograph of a woman with obesity and in the other a woman of normal weight. The objective of the case study was to evaluate how the body weight of a patient who consulted a dietitian for a reason unrelated to the body weight affected professional practices.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-08-10
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-30
• Study Completion: 2021-11-30
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-30
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-01
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 411

Inclusion Criteria

• Dietitians working in Turkiye

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy
• breastfeeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differences between dietitians' lifestyle recommendations among groups.	Baseline	Dietitians' recommendations lifestyle recommendations (such as dietary intake of energy and macronutrients) were assessed using a 5-point Likert-type scale (1; should be greatly reduced, 5; should be greatly increased).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differences between the biochemical status rated by dietitians between groups	Baseline	Dietitians rated the biochemical status of the case with a 5-point Likert type scale (1; very good, 5; very poor).
Differences between the diet quality rated by dietitians between groups	Baseline	Dietitians rated the diet quality of the case with a 5-point Likert type scale (1; very good, 5; very poor).
Differences between dietatians' expectations regarding the patient's adherence to the diet between groups	Baseline	Dietatians' expectations regarding the patient's adherence to the diet were assessed using the statements "the patient is willing to be treated", "the patient is expected to comply with the treatment recommendations", "the patient will be successful in making dietary changes", "the patient will be able to sustain recommendations", "the patient understood treatment recommendations". A 5-point Likert type scale (1; strongly disagree, 5; strongly agree) was used to rate these statements.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Izmir Katip Celebi University; 🇹🇷 Izmir, Turkey