Stigma, depression, and quality of life among people with pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed through active and passive case finding in Nepal: a prospective cohort study

Table 2 Comparison of stigma, depression, and quality of life changes between baseline and follow-up

Scales	Max Score	MCID of score	All (N = 221)				ACF (n = 111)				PCF (n = 110)
Scales	Max Score	MCID of score	Baseline	Follow-up	Change	p value	Baseline	Follow-up	Change	p value	Baseline	Follow-up	Change	p value
Stigma score (SD)	30	4.3	12.0 (7.3)	12.0 (6.7)	0.0 (5.7)	0.96	11.7 (7.9)	11.6 (7.4)	-0.15 (6.4)	0.8	12.2 (6.6)	12.3 (5.9)	0.11 (4.9)	0.81
PHQ-9 (SD)	24	5	2.9 (4.4)	2.4 (4.0)	− 0.5 (4.5)	0.07	3.3 (4.7)	2.0 (3.8)	− 1.2 (4.4)	0.004	2.6 (4.2)	2.8 (4.1)	0.15 (4.5)	0.73
QoL (SD)	1	0.07	0.92 (0.18)	0.97 (0.07)	0.05 (0.16)	0.009	0.91 (0.22)	0.96 (0.09)	0.05 (0.19)	0.003	0.94 (0.13)	0.98 (0.04)	0.04 (0.11)	0.002
Self-rated health	100	N/A	69.3 (15.0)	80.3 (13.6)	11 (17.1)	< 0.001	67.8 (16.0)	78.9 (14.5)	11.1 (18.3)	< 0.001	70.9 (13.8)	81.7 (12.5)	10.8 (16)	< 0.001

ACF active case finding, PCF passive case finding, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire, QoL quality of life. P values represent difference in stigma score, PHQ-9, QoL, and self-rated health from baseline to follow-up amongst all participants, ACF participants, and PCF participants tested using the repeated measures ANOVA test

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