Journal Article Review 4: Weight Bias Awareness and Mental Health Promotion
Brief Statement of the Purpose
The purpose of the article was to evaluate the effects of the interactive workshop to decrease the obesity rate in Canadian children for improved nutrition, the lower social stigma attached with body weight, and better mental health.
Participants/ Program
Three hundred forty-two participants, including public health practitioners (of which 94 percent were females), were hired in provincially funded public health units in Ontario, Canada (McVey et al., 2013). Three health units were selected for drawing out samples: nutrition, chronic disease, and prevention of injuries.
Settings
A full-day workshop was carried out from April 2010 till January 2011 in groups of 50 participants. Group-based settings in the room were arranged by first gaining their written consent.
Design
The research design included conducting an interactive workshop, self-reported questionnaires for assessing the response before and after the workshop, and follow-ups. An additional brief semi-structured interview was also conducted among the volunteers at the end of the workshop.
Self-reported data were collected, encompassing details about the practitioners ethnic background, gender, and work experience. An Antifat Attitudes Questionnaire was used to gather data for extrinsic measuring of weight bias. Another questionnaire, Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ), measured the extent of...
References
McVey, G. L., Walker, K. S., Beyers, J.,…
References
McVey, G. L., Walker, K. S., Beyers, J., Harrison, H. L., Simkins, S. W., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2013). Integrating weight bias awareness and mental health promotion into obesity prevention delivery: a public health pilot study. Preventing Chronic Disease, 10, E46. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120185
Nilsen, P., Seing, I., Ericsson, C., Birken, S.A. & Schildmeijer, K. (2020). Characteristics of successful changes in healthcare organizations: An interview study with physicians registered nurses and assistant nurses. BMC Health Services Research, 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-4999-8
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