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Table 2 The baseline CF Stigma Scale scores

From: Correction to: Assessment of stigma in patients with cystic fibrosis

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)

  1. Note: Higher agreement reflects higher stigma experienced by patient