Correction to: BMC Pulm Med (2014) 14:76
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-14-76
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Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in Table 2 of the article.
Namely, rows ‘2.’ and ‘9.’ are missing from the table.
Please now see (the correct version of) Table 2 provided in this correction.
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) |
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