Dwyer John J M, Starr Andrea, Mills Christine, Haines Jess
Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
Can J Diet Pract Res. 2016 Dec;77(4):177-182. doi: 10.3148/cjdpr-2016-010. Epub 2016 Jul 19.
This qualitative study, guided by a phenomenological approach, explored senior-level undergraduate, nutrition students' perceptions of how obesity and weight bias were addressed in the undergraduate curricula and how the curricula influenced their attitudes toward individuals with obesity.
Twenty senior-level undergraduate, nutrition students from the University of Guelph participated in interviews. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis entailed open, axial, and selective coding.
Participants' sources of information about obesity in the curricula included nutrition courses, case studies, and non-nutrition courses. Regarding sources of information about weight bias in the curricula, they discussed nutrition courses, non-nutrition courses, and limited coverage of weight bias. Themes for curricular influence on attitudes toward people with obesity were increased knowledge of obesity, understanding the complexity of obesity, increased empathy toward individuals with obesity, and better ability to avoid stereotypes toward people with obesity.
The perceptions among nutrition students varied regarding the amount and type of obesity and weight-bias information in the curricula, as well as the influence of the curricula on attitudes toward individuals with obesity, suggesting that obesity and weight bias warrant more coordinated coverage in the nutrition curricula.
本定性研究以现象学方法为指导，探讨本科高年级营养专业学生对本科课程中如何处理肥胖和体重偏见问题的看法，以及这些课程如何影响他们对肥胖个体的态度。
20名来自圭尔夫大学的本科高年级营养专业学生参与了访谈。访谈进行了录音，并逐字转录。主题分析包括开放编码、轴心编码和选择性编码。
参与者在课程中获取肥胖相关信息的来源包括营养课程、案例研究和非营养课程。关于课程中体重偏见信息的来源，他们讨论了营养课程、非营养课程以及体重偏见的有限覆盖。课程对肥胖个体态度影响的主题包括对肥胖的了解增加、理解肥胖的复杂性、对肥胖个体的同理心增强以及更好地避免对肥胖者的刻板印象。
营养专业学生对课程中肥胖和体重偏见信息的数量和类型以及课程对肥胖个体态度的影响看法不一，这表明肥胖和体重偏见在营养课程中需要更协调的覆盖。
