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Margory A Molloy1, Valerie K Sabol, Susan G Silva
1Author Affiliations: Director, Center for Nursing Discovery (Dr Molloy), Professor (Dr Sabol), and Research Associate Professor (Dr Silva), School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing (Dr Guimond), School of Nursing, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
Nurse educators are uniquely positioned to improve obesity-related attitudes and beliefs among prelicensure nursing students. A bariatric sensitivity intervention using 6 trigger films with facilitated debriefing was designed and delivered to 70 first-semester baccalaureate nursing students. Attitudes and beliefs significantly improved immediately after the intervention on 3 of the 5 attitude measures and on the belief measure. Improvements in beliefs/attitudes were sustained 30 days after the intervention but may require content reinforcement throughout the curriculum for long-term effects.
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