Preference for People-First Language Among Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery

JAMA Surg. 2018 Dec 1;153(12):1160-1162. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2702.

Abstract

This survey study evaluates responses to people-first language and terms for describing a body mass index of 40 or more among patients seeking bariatric surgery and explores patients’ receptivity to discussing weight stigma in weight management.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bariatric Surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Language*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity, Morbid / psychology*
  • Obesity, Morbid / surgery
  • Odds Ratio
  • Patient Preference*
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • Social Stigma
  • Terminology as Topic