APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Medical and Nursing Students' Motives and Intentions to Discuss Patients' Body Image and Weight
- Dua Malik
Rutgers University, Camden - Lily Beck
Rutgers University, Camden - Charlotte Markey
Rutgers University, Camden - Kristin August
Rutgers University, Camden - Meghan Gillen
Pennsylvania State University, Abington - Diane Rosenbaum
Penn State
Abstract
Many patients report avoiding doctors' visits due to anxiety about being weighed or because they feel a provider has shamed them about their weight in the past (Alberga et al., 2019). In this study, we examine nursing and medical students' motives and intentions to discuss these issues with their patients.
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