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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2022 Apr;12(2):e12498.
doi: 10.1111/cob.12498. Epub 2021 Nov 25.

Development of a weight bias reduction intervention for third-year nursing students

Tracy L Oliver  1 , Bing-Bing Qi  1 , Lisa K Diewald  2 , Rebecca Shenkman  2 , Peter G Kaufmann  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Development of a weight bias reduction intervention for third-year nursing students

Tracy L Oliver et al. Clin Obes. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

To explore whether case-based learning will enhance a weight bias reduction (WBR) programme among nursing students to improve their attitudes and beliefs towards persons with obesity. A cluster-randomized controlled trial (CRT) among 13 medical-surgical clinical practicum groups consisting of six to eight third-year baccalaureate nursing students was conducted to compare a WBR training enhanced by case-based learning (WBR-I, n = 7) with a standard WBR control group (n = 6). All participants completed the Attitudes Towards Obese Persons (ATOP) and Beliefs About Obese Persons (BAOP) questionnaires before the randomized assignment and at the end of the 14-week semester. The BAOP scores of participants in the WBR-I group were significantly improved compared to controls (26.68 ± 7.85 and 22.93 ± 2.80, respectively; F = 18.23; p = .001 (<.01) indicating improved beliefs about the controllability of obesity. There were no significant changes to attitudes about individuals with obesity, as indicated by the ATOP scores. The findings of this pilot study suggest that a more intensive WBR programme that includes case-based learning scenarios that elicit critical thinking coupled with a standard WBR programme may reduce some aspects of weight bias.

Keywords: case-based learning; cluster-randomized trials; nursing education; reflective journaling; weight bias reduction.

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