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1Marguerite Dunham is an NP and the program coordinator in Bariatric Surgery for Comprehensive Weight Management at Jefferson Health-Abington.
Purpose:
To determine if obesity bias scores among nursing students changed after education was delivered and to what degree body mass index (BMI) was associated with a personal experience of bias during a student's healthcare history.
Methods:
A quantitative, quasi-experimental design was used to analyze sociodemographic information and Implicit Association Test scores of junior, senior, and full-time accelerated coursework track nursing students.
Results:
Generally, obesity bias declined among the group. However, bias increased regarding increasing BMI.
Conclusion:
Obesity bias awareness and obesity education can decrease obesity bias among nursing students.
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