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) |