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Publication Date

4-2024

Abstract

Weight stigma can result in negative patient outcomes and discourage healthcare seeking behaviors. Exploring weight stigma in an interprofessional education (IPE) setting can encourage multidisciplinary dialogue on providing weight-inclusive care. The objective of this paper is to describe a 4-hour Zoom-based IPE workshop related to weight stigma. The workshop featured lectures from subject matter experts interspersed with three breakout room sessions in which interprofessional teams applied the lecture content in problem-based scenarios which incorporated pictures of patient care settings, chart notes, and clinical vignettes. Breakout sessions were titled: 1.) Introduction to weight stigma using a comic strip, 2.) Identifying barriers to care in the built environment, and 3.) Practicing intervening in potentially stigmatizing situations. Six hundred and forty-seven students from ten health professions participated in this study. Students completed a pre/post-event survey which included the Knowledge and Beliefs About Weight Stigma (KABAWS) scale; a 24-item, 5-point Likert-based survey developed for the workshop with the two domains: belief and knowledge. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was used to determine any changes in the pre/post KABAWS survey. Five hundred and twenty-nine students completed the pre/post survey (response rate 81.8%). Statistically significant improvement was noted on both the beliefs and knowledge domains (p< 0.001). This IPE workshop successfully shifted student knowledge and beliefs regarding weight stigma.

Data collected: January 2024 – April 2024

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