How does physician BMI impact patient trust and perceived stigma?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-124

  Bleich, Sara N ^a   Gudzune, Kimberly A ^b   Bennett, Wendy L ^b   Jarlenski, Marian P ^a   Cooper, Lisa A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient trust; Physician BMI; Weight stigma; Weight related advice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIGMA; TRUST;

PATIENT TRUST; PHYSICIAN BMI; WEIGHT STIGMA; WEIGHT-RELATED ADVICE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880351406     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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