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School of Nursing associate professors Sarah Llewellyn and Kelley Connor, along with undergraduate research assistants John Henry Dye and Margaret Quatraro, recently co-authored an article on weight bias<\/a> as studied through simulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For senior nursing students Dye and Quatraro, this is their first research publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is nice to know that peer reviewers saw our research as valuable and worthy of publication,\u201d Dye said. \u201cI never thought I would be published as an undergrad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Dye and Quatraro were involved in the entire life cycle of the research, from gathering background literature to data analysis to presenting their project<\/a> at the 2022 Western Institute of Nursing conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorking on this project has broadened my understanding of professional nursing and given me a solid start-to-finish research experience,\u201d said Quatraro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dye believes having a publication to his name will increase his chances of getting a job when it comes time to interview for positions after graduation, but \u201cmore importantly, the research itself has given me insights into the discrimination people with obesity face in healthcare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt motivates me to shine a light on this bias in my own practice,\u201d Dye said.<\/p>\nJohn Henry Dye<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The article was also featured in the online journal Obesity and Energetics Offerings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combatting bias with communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research shows that many healthcare providers (from doctors to nurses to students) have weight-based biases that can negatively affect patient care. As a result, patients tend to avoid treatment and mistrust their providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One way to increase patient trust, and therefore positively impact their care, is through effective communication. So the research team taught a patient-centered method of communication and designed a simulation in which students could apply it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using several data-driven surveys and a reflective questionnaire, the team then evaluated students\u2019 biases both before and after the simulation to see the impact of the method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their results indicate that, with practice, future providers (in this case, nursing students) can increase the amount of positive patient outcomes by practicing patient-centered care, promoting respect and being flexible in their own thinking to understand a patient\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reality-based research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to design a weight bias simulation that reflected a real life interaction as accurately as possible, the research team talked to a real person. They put a call out on a body positivity Facebook group and \u201cgot a crazy amount of responses,\u201d Quatraro said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quatraro interviewed a member of the group and asked her questions that weren\u2019t just healthcare related; as part of the Patient Voice Project<\/a>, the team wanted to understand her full story as a person with obesity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Armed with a better understanding of a real patient\u2019s experiences, the team created a simulated character and scenario around weight bias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students interacted with “Carly” in the weight bias simulation which was used in the study.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Weight-based bias in simulation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCarly\u201d now lives in the simulation center, and her story parallels the one the research team heard from a real patient. S<\/span>he\u2019s a manikin with obesity who is very body positive and frustrated with care she\u2019s received in the past. In the scenario, she has trouble breathing and the students are tasked with recommending a plan of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study puts students in a position where they can utilize patient-centered communication and identify Carly has a lower respiratory infection, or they can forgo listening to Carly and recommend that she needs to lose weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research team evaluated students\u2019 actions in the simulation based on whether they had learned and applied the empathy-based communication tool to listen to the patient. Pairing the simulation with questionnaires helped the team gauge students\u2019 perceptions and attitudes of their own bias, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe biggest takeaway [from this research] is that weight bias impacts our perceptions of our patients, and this can impact our ability to provide patient-centered care,\u201d Quatraro said. \u201cFuture nurses must examine their biases.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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