Qualitative findings describe increased awareness of physical effort and mobility limitations and emotional responses such as discomfort¶

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q2 i? Reflective narratives and open-ended responses across studies described physical sensations such as breathlessness and exhaustion, emotional responses including shock, shame, and embarrassment, and increased awareness of physical-activity barriers, particularly with higher weighted loads. → Steinacker Anna C. 2026

Evidence¶

Steinacker Anna C. 2026¶

Steinacker Anna C., Bischof Lukas, Herchet Daniela, Kreiss Victoria, Klingenberg Michael, Bösner Stefan. (2026). Obesity simulation suits in health professions education: a scoping review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09565-1

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The review's thematic synthesis of qualitative data from reflective narratives, open-ended survey responses, and written assignments. "Emotional responses included shock, shame, embarrassment, and self-consciousness"; reflections indicated increased awareness of barriers during physical activity with additional mass.

"Participants reported physical sensations such as breathlessness, exhaustion, fear of falling, and efforts to avoid unnecessary energy expenditure while wearing OSS [17, 32]. Emotional responses included shock, shame, embarrassment, and self-consciousness when imagining themselves in a larger body [32]."

Discussion¶

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