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Conversations about weight questionnaire

Thank you very much for taking the time to think about this questionnaire. We’re working on a project for South Gloucestershire, Bristol and North Somerset councils about how people talk about weight in health, care and community settings. We would really like to hear about your personal experiences – these may be good or bad. We know that some people have had upsetting or unhelpful experiences, and we want to understand what happened and what could make things better.

We will use what people tell us to create an online resource for health and care workers. This resource will help staff have kinder, more respectful and more helpful conversations about weight.

This is not about blaming individual people or services. It is about learning what helps and what causes harm, so that future care feels more supportive. The aim is to improve people’s experiences of health and care services.
1.Have you ever been told that your weight was 'above average' (in those or in other words)?(Required.)
2.Do you feel that your experiences in health, care and community settings have been negatively impacted because of assumptions others have made about you because of your weight?(Required.)
3.Please tell us a little bit about why you wanted to complete this questionnaire and how this is something that has impacted on you.(Required.)
4.Have you heard of the term 'weight stigma'?(Required.)
5.What does 'weight stigma' mean to you personally?
6.Can you tell us about a time when your weight was discussed in a health or care setting and you didn't feel that it was a positive experience?
- Where did the conversation take place?
- How was the subject brought up?
- What was said?
- How did the conversation make you feel?(Required.)
7.Where there any long-lasting effects of this experience? For example, did it put you off making future appointments? Did it impact on your mental health and/or confidence? DId it affect your trust in services?(Required.)
8.Can you tell us about a time when your weight was discussed in a health or care setting and you felt that it was a positive experience?
- What was different about this experience?
- How was the topic approached?
- If you can't think of any positive experience, please just type 'no'(Required.)
9.What, if any, words, phrases, or ways of talking about weight do you find to be particularly unhelpful, or harmful, when weight is being discussed?(Required.)
10.What, if any, words, phrases, or ways of talking about weight do you find to be particularly helpful, or supportive when weight is being discussed?(Required.)
11.If you were advising health or care staff about how conversations about weight can affect a patient, what would you want them to know?(Required.)
12.Is there anything else that feels important to you to share with us about this topic?
13.Please provide the first part of your postcode and the first digit of the second part of your postcode e.g. BS14 5(Required.)
14.What is your gender?(Required.)
15.What is your age?(Required.)
16.How would you describe your ethnicity?(Required.)
17.How would you describe your sexual orientation?(Required.)
18.Do you have any long-term health conditions?(Required.)
19.Do you have any disabilities?(Required.)
20.Do you have any unpaid caring responsibilities?(Required.)
21.Which of the following best describes your current employment status?(Required.)
22.Would you be happy to talk in more depth about your experiences in a 1-1 confidential online conversation about how services have treated you because of your weight, and how this could be improved?
23.What is your name?
24.What is your email address of phone number?
Thank you very much for your time, we really appreciate it.