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Table 3 Effects of interventions

From: How is physicians’ implicit prejudice against the obese and mentally ill moderated by specialty and experience?

 

Control (N = 34)

Mental illness video (N = 33)

Obesity video (N = 33)

Cognitive load (N = 33)

Mean

Mean (SD)

Effect size (95% CI)

p

Mean (SD)

Effect size (95% CI)

p

Mean (SD)

Effect size (95% CI)

p

Mental illness IAT (D score)

0.043 (0.44)

0.031 (0.37)

 − 0.029 (− 0.508 to 0.45)

0.898

0.012 (0.47)

 − 0.068 (− 0.547 to 0.411)

.860

0.005 (0.38)

 − 0.092 (− 0.572 to 0.387)

0.778

Weight IAT (D score)

0.382 (0.30)

0.386 (0.38)

0.012 (− 0.467 to 0.491)

0.466

0.372 (0.44)

 − 0.027 (− 0.506 to 0.452)

.632

0.240 (0.30)

0.352 (− 0.131 to 0.834)

0.058

Feeling thermometer mentally Ill (Score 0–12)*

3.944 (2.10)

3.873 (2.69)

 − 0.029 (− 0.508 to 0.45)

0.802

3.967 (2.22)

0.011 (− 0.468 to 0.49)

.986

4.058 (2.18)

0.053 (− 0.426 to 0.532)

0.780

Feeling thermometer obese (Score 0–12)*

4.903 (1.98)

4.958 (2.32)

0.026 (− 0.454 to 0.505)

0.848

4.321 (2.53)

 − 0.257 (− 0.738 to 0.224)

.098

5.382 (2.22)

0.228 (− 0.253 to 0.798)

0.160

  1. P values in bold are statistically significant
  2. *Lower scores indicate warmer feelings
  3. #All interventions were compared to the control