Assessing Weight Bias Among Turkish Dietitians

Ezgi Bellikci Koyu411 enrolled

Overview

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.

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 Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

411

Conditions

Weight Bias Weight Stigma

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Dietitians working in Turkiye Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * breastfeeding

Locations (1)

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Differences between dietitians' lifestyle recommendations among groups.

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).

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Differences between the biochemical status rated by dietitians between groups

Dietitians rated the biochemical status of the case with a 5-point Likert type scale (1; very good, 5; very poor).

Time frame: Baseline

Differences between the diet quality rated by dietitians between groups

Dietitians rated the diet quality of the case with a 5-point Likert type scale (1; very good, 5; very poor).

Time frame: Baseline

Differences between dietatians' expectations regarding the patient's adherence to the diet between groups

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.

Time frame: Baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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