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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2022(VII-I).04      10.31703/gpsr.2022(VII-I).04      Published : Dec 2022

Attitude of Physical Therapy Students Towards Fat People

Abstract

    Weight management is becoming more widely recognized as a part of physiotherapists' scope of practice in order to enhance patient outcomes by reducing joint load or alleviating chronic pain, for example. Interactions with patients about weight, on the other hand, might lead to a patient's perception of a negative judgment from health professionals, which can lead to poorer health outcomes. The current study aimed to evaluate the attitude of physical therapy students towards fat people. A cross-sectional study design was used, 377 questionnaires were filled out by undergraduate DPT students from different universities in Karachi. The sample size was 377.According to the data majority of the participants had a positive attitude towards fat people while a few participants had weight-based stereotypes. This impression should be recognized by physical therapy students since it may lead to lower patient outcomes and avoidance of physiotherapy consultations.

    Weight Management, Practice, Health, Fat, Patient

    (1) Zulaikha Karim
    Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Physical Education/Principal, Government College of Physical Education, Quetta, Balochistan.
    (2) Noman Ahmed
    Assistant Professor, Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isra University, Karachi, Sindh.
    (3) Muhammad Aslam
    Lecturer, Department of Health and Physical Education, Government College of Physical Education, Quetta, Balochistan.
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    CHICAGO : Karim, Zulaikha, Noman Ahmed, and Muhammad Aslam. 2022. "Attitude of Physical Therapy Students Towards Fat People." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII (I): 20-27 doi: 10.31703/gpsr.2022(VII-I).04

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    HARVARD : KARIM, Z., AHMED, N. & ASLAM, M. 2022. Attitude of Physical Therapy Students Towards Fat People. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII, 20-27.

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    MHRA : Karim, Zulaikha, Noman Ahmed, and Muhammad Aslam. 2022. "Attitude of Physical Therapy Students Towards Fat People." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII: 20-27

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    OXFORD : Karim, Zulaikha, Ahmed, Noman, and Aslam, Muhammad (2022), "Attitude of Physical Therapy Students Towards Fat People", Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII (I), 20-27

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    TURABIAN : Karim, Zulaikha, Noman Ahmed, and Muhammad Aslam. "Attitude of Physical Therapy Students Towards Fat People." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review VII, no. I (2022): 20-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2022(VII-I).04