Struggling to care
Nurses' perceptions of caring for obese patients in an Australian bariatric ward
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3645240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol A Jeffrey, Carol Jeffrey (Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author), Simon Kitto (0000-0002-3223-8123, Monash University) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-83 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Sociology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1446-1242 • E-ISSN: 1839-3551 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5172/hesr.2006.15.1.71 |
| OpenAlex | W2048567744 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
With a virtual epidemic of obesity worldwide, the number of obese patients receiving acute care and other services is expected to increase sharply. This study explores nurses’ perceptions and experiences of caring for obese patients in the context of an acute general surgical ward. This ward, within a major metropolitan private hospital in Australia, specialises in bariatric surgery. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted and thematic analysis employed to analyse the transcripts. From this analysis, several themes emerged: competing perceptions of obesity, ambivalence to weight-loss-surgery (WLS), and obese patient responsibility. Three particular discourses were identified: discourses of medicine, nursing and neo-liberalism. Each offers a different mode of caring for the body, and this study reveals how nurses, in caring for obese patients, function within these competing and often contradictory discourses
Perception · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |