Weight bias and stigma...... How do we really feel about the obese patient?
Abstract
Obesity is an increasingly common condition in patients presenting to stomal therapy clinics in Australia and overseas. As nurses we have a key role in assisting patients to adjust to their stoma and improve their quality of life. Unfortunately underlying weight bias may adversely affect these nurse / patient relationships and negatively impact on the patient's ability to adjust to having a stoma.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2019
Publication Title
Journal of Stomal Therapy Australia
Publisher
Cambridge
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery / Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Services Research
Copyright
subscription content
Comments
Towell-Barnard, A. (2019). Weight bias and stigma...... How do we really feel about the obese patient?. Journal of Stomal Therapy Australia, 39(3), 8-10.
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