Table 3 Comparison of chronic illness anticipated stigma among patients with and without anxiety and depressive symptoms
| Â | Total anxiety score | Total depression score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 8 | ≥ 8 | P value* | < 8 | ≥ 8 | P value* | |
Friends/family members will think that your illness is your fault | Â | Â | <Â 0.001 | Â | Â | 0.09 |
 No | 432 (32.0) | 916 (68.0) |  | 190 (14.1) | 1158 (85.9) |  |
 Yes | 21 (11.7) | 159 (88.3) |  | 17 (9.4) | 163 (90.6) |  |
Friends/family members will not think as highly of you | Â | Â | <Â 0.001 | Â | Â | 0.13 |
 No | 433 (31.2) | 956 (68.8) |  | 194 (14.0) | 1195 (86.0) |  |
 Yes | 20 (14.4) | 919 (85.6) |  | 13 (9.4) | 126 (90.6) |  |
Friends/family members will blame you | Â | Â | <Â 0.001 | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 No | 434 (31.9) | 926 (68.1) |  | 194 (14.3) | 1166 (85.7) |  |
 Yes | 19 (11.3) | 149 (88.7) |  | 13 (7.7) | 155 (92.3) |  |
Friends/family members will be angry with you | Â | Â | <Â 0.001 | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 No | 437 (31.9) | 934 (68.1) |  | 195 (14.2) | 1176 (85.8) |  |
 Yes | 16 (10.2) | 141 (89.8) |  | 12 (7.6) | 145 (92.4) |  |
Someone at work will think that you cannot fulfill your work | Â | Â | 0.03 | Â | Â | 0.19 |
 No | 449 (30.0) | 1046 (70.0) |  | 200 (13.4) | 1295 (86.6) |  |
 Yes | 4 (12.1) | 21 (87.9) |  | 7 (21.2) | 26 (78.8) |  |
Your employer will assign a project to someone else | Â | Â | 0.14 | Â | Â | 0.03 |
 No | 448 (29.9) | 1113 (70.8) |  | 199 (13.3) | 1300 (86.7) |  |
 Yes | 5 (17.2) | 24 (82.8) |  | 8 (27.6) | 21 (72.4) |  |
Someone at work will discriminate against you | Â | Â | 0.03 | Â | Â | 0.06 |
 No | 450 (30.0) | 1051 (70.0) |  | 200 (13.3) | 1301 (86.7) |  |
 Yes | 3 (11.1) | 24 (88.9) |  | 7 (25.9) | 24 (74.1) |  |
Your employer will not promote you | Â | Â | 0.07 | Â | Â | 0.03 |
 No | 450 (29.9) | 1053 (70.1) |  | 200 (13.3) | 1303 (86.7) |  |
 Yes | 3 (12.0) | 22 (88.0) |  | 7 (28.0) | 18 (72.0) |  |
Healthcare workers will blame you for not getting better | 0.03 | Â | Â | 0.89 | ||
 No | 440 (30.2) | 1017 (69.8) |  | 197 (13.5) | 1260 (86.5) |  |
 Yes | 13 (18.3) | 58 (81.7) |  | 10 (14.1) | 61 (85.9) |  |
Healthcare worker will be frustrated with you | Â | Â | 0.18 | Â | Â | 0.57 |
 No | 432 (30.0) | 1006 (70.0) |  | 193 (13.4) | 1245 (86.6) |  |
 Yes | 21 (23.3) | 69 (76.7) |  | 14 (18.6) | 76 (84.4) |  |
Healthcare workers will give you poor care | Â | Â | 0.11 | Â | Â | 0.70 |
 No | 441 (30.0) | 1028 (70.0) |  | 200 (13.6) | 1269 (86.4) |  |
 Yes | 12 (20.3) | 47 (79.7) |  | 7 (11.9) | 52 (88.1) |  |
Healthcare workers will think that you are a bad patient | Â | Â | 0.03 | Â | Â | 0.70 |
 No | 443 (30.2) | 1026 (69.8) |  | 200 (13.6) | 1269 (86.4) |  |
 Yes | 10 (16.9) | 49 (83.1) |  | 7 (11.9) | 52 (88.1) |  |