Table 2.
The baseline CF Stigma Scale scores
| N = 45 | Strongly Disagree = 1 N(%) |
Disagree = 2 N(%) |
Agree = 3 N(%) |
Strongly Agree = 4 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) |
| 2. I feel that I am not as good a person as others because I have CF. | 19 (42.2) | 19 (42.2) | 5 (11.1) | 1 (2.2) |
| 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) | – |
| 9. I have lost friends by telling them I have CF. | 27 (60.0) | 15 (33.3) | 2 (4.4) | – |
| 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