Table 2.
The baseline CF stigma scale scores
| |
Strongly disagree = 1 |
Disagree = 2 |
Agree = 3 |
Strongly agree = 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 45 | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| 1. I am very careful who I tell that I have CF |
6 (13.3) |
17 (37.8) |
10 (22.2) |
11 (24.4) |
| 3. Having CF makes me feel unclean |
30 (66.7) |
7 (15.6) |
6 (13.3) |
1 (2.2) |
| 4. Having CF makes me feel that I’m a bad person |
37 (82.2) |
6 (13.3) |
1 (2.2) |
- |
| 5. Most people think that a person with CF is disgusting |
25 (55.6) |
13 (28.9) |
6 (13.3) |
- |
| 6. Most people with CF are rejected when others find out |
23 (51.1) |
19 (42.2) |
2 (4.4) |
- |
| 7. I have been hurt by how people reacted to learning I have CF |
22 (48.9) |
11 (24.4) |
2 (4.4) |
1 (2.2) |
| 8. I have stopped socializing with some people because of their reactions to my having CF |
23 (51.1) |
13 (28.9) |
7 (15.6) |
- |
| 10. I worry that people who know I have CF will tell others | 23 (51.1) | 15 (33.3) | 4 (8.9) | 2 (4.4) |
Note: Higher agreement reflects higher stigma experienced by patient.