Table 2.
Reliability scores and descriptives of the stigma subscales.
| Scale | No. of Items |
Reliability (Cronbach's α) |
Mean(SD) | 95% C.I | Median | Range | IQR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal abuse | 8 | 0.856 | 0.23 (0.46) | 0.15–0.31 | 0.00 | 0.00–2.63 | 0.13 |
| Negative self–perception | 5 | 0.857 | 0.75 (0.40) | 0.60–0.89 | 0.89 | 0.00–3.00 | 1.40 |
| Health care neglect | 7 | 0.893 | 0.11 (0.37) | 0.05–0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00–2.00 | 0.00 |
| Social isolation | 5 | 0.862 | 0.25 (0.55) | 0.15–0.34 | 0.00 | 0.00–2.40 | 0.00 |
| Work place stigma | 6 | 0.902 | 0.16 (0.47) | 0.07–0.24 | 0.00 | 0.00–2.83 | 0.00 |
| Fear of contagion | 2 | 0.78 | 0.13 (0.47) | 0.05–0.21 | 0.00 | 0.00–2.50 | 0.00 |
| Enacted stigma† | n/a | n/a | 0.18 (0.03) | 0.11–0.25 | 0.12 | 0.00–2.00 | 0.18 |
| Overall stigma‡ | 0.27 (0.39) | 0.20–0.34 | 0.12 | 0.00–2.00 | 0.33 |
†
Mean of five scales excluding negative self-perception constitute the enacted stigma.
‡
Mean of all the subscales constitute the overall stigma; IQR-Interquartile Range.
The enacted stigma signifies a combination of the four subscales (Verbal abuse, health care neglect, social isolation, work place stigma and fear of contagion). The overall stigma signifies a represents both Enacted and felt stigma.