O estigma e viés de peso na relação entre profissional de saúde e paciente: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Objective: to carry out an integrative literature review aiming at stigma and weight bias and its influences on the relationship between health professionals and patients. Methods: the databases used were PubMed, Lilacs, PsycInfo, BVS, Portal SciELO and Google Scholar; including articles available in the databases, with full text, which include the descriptors on stigma and weight bias and health professionals published in the last 10 years (2010-2020). Results: 53 articles were selected; in the analysis, there was a categorization of the researched articles: “category A” - articles that investigated the presence/absence of stigma and weight bias among health professionals and patients (62.3%); “Category B” - investigated the implications of stigma and weight bias in the conduct of professionals (37.7%); “Category C” - addressed the influence of language related to body weight used between professionals and patients (13.2%); “Category D” - addressed educational training about stigma and weight bias among professionals (30.2%); “Category E” - investigated the perception of patients about stigma and weight bias in the relationship with professionals (18.9%). Conclusion: several nuances of stigma and weight bias were found in the relationship between health professionals and patients, therefore, this stigmatization can influence such a relationship.