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 3 Stigma, depression, and quality of life at baseline and follow-up amongst ACF vs PCF participants

Scales	Max score	MCID of score	Baseline			Follow-up			Change from baseline to follow-up
Scales	Max score	MCID of score	ACF n = 111	PCF n = 110	p value	ACF n = 111	PCF n = 110	p value	ACF n = 111	PCF n = 110	p value
Stigma score (SD)	30	4.3	11.7 (7.9)	12.2 (6.6)	0.65	11.6 (7.4)	12.3 (5.9)	0.43	− 0.15 (6.4)	0.11 (4.9)	0.73
PHQ-9 (SD)	24	5	3.3 (4.7)	2.6 (4.2)	0.29	2.0 (3.8)	2.8 (4.1)	0.16	− 1.2 (4.4)	0.15 (4.5)	0.02
QoL (SD)	1	0.07	0.91 (0.22)	0.94 (0.13)	0.2	0.96 (0.09)	0.98 (0.04)	0.09	0.05 (0.19)	0.04 (0.11)	0.47
Self-rated health	100	N/A	67.8 (16.0)	70.9 (13.8)	0.12	78.9 (14.5)	81.7 (12.5)	0.12	11.1 (18.3)	10.8 (16)	0.9

ACF active case finding, PCF passive case finding, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire, QoL Quality of Life. P values represent the difference in stigma score, PHQ-9, QoL, and self-rated health in ACF vs PCF participants at baseline, follow-up, and change from baseline to follow-up tested using two-group Student’s t-test

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