Table 1.

Cronbach's alpha for DSQ subscales.

Scale	Number of items	Cronbach's alpha	Mean score ± SE
Treatment stigma	6	0.613	20.4 ± 0.8
Secrecy	6	0.794	20.5 ± 1.0
Perceived stigma	6	0.673	18.8 ± 0.8
Public stigma	6	0.835	14.9 ± 1.1
Self-stigma	6	0.825	14.6 ± 1.0