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Aims Adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) report experiencing stigma across multiple settings, including stigmatizing interactions with their healthcare providers. However, research examining physician biases toward patients with T2D is scarce. Identifying stigma-related barriers in diabetes care is essential to prevent providers’ biases from impairing health care delivery. This study assessed attitudes towards individuals with T2D and obesity among physicians who treat T2D. Methods: Physicians specializing in internal medicine or endocrinology (n = 205) completed a series of online questionnaires assessing their attitudes towards patients with T2D and obesity, and their attributions of controllability and blame of individuals with T2D and obesity. Results: While 85% of physicians felt professionally prepared and confident to treat patients with T2D, 1/3 reported being repulsed by patients with T2D and view them as lazy (39%), lacking motivation (44%), and non-compliant with treatment (44%). Many witnessed professionals in their field making negative comments about patients with T2D (44%). Physicians endorsed worse levels of bias towards patients with obesity than T2D, but differences
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- Author
- Brooke L. Bennett; Rebecca M. Puhl
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)