Weight Bias Among Australian Healthcare Students

Jayawickrama, Ravisha Sandushi

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2027-07-29

Authors

Jayawickrama, Ravisha Sandushi

Date

2025

Supervisor

Blake Lawrence

Briony Hill

Moira O'Connor

Type

Thesis

Award

PhD

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Faculty

Health Sciences

School

School of Population Health

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/98229

Collection

Curtin Theses

Abstract

By 2035, over four billion people are projected to live with overweight or obesity, many of whom will seek care from healthcare professionals. However, weight bias among future providers may impact care quality. This thesis explored weight bias among Australian healthcare students and evaluated an intervention aimed at its reduction. Findings suggest that current efforts may be insufficient, highlighting the need for long-term educational and policy reforms to effectively address weight bias among healthcare students.