Comparison of male and female nurses' attitudes toward obesity.
The Attitudes Toward Obesity Scale was administered to 23 male and 45 female caregivers and 55 patients. There were no sex differences in reported negative feelings of caregivers, but the obese patients reported significantly more negative attitudes of caregivers than did the nonobese patients.
Jacksonville University, FL 32211-3394, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000523:psychology; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors