Brief encounters: what do primary care professionals contribute to peoples’ self-care support network for long-term conditions? A mixed methods study

Table 2 Domain of self-care work by relationship category

	Number	Mean (SD)
Emotional work
Partner or spouse	178	7.85 (2.54)
Close family	725	4.72 (3.03)
Other family	203	4.04 (2.96)
Pets	66	4.01 (2.91)
Friends or colleagues	521	3.15 (2.72)	p < 0.001
Groups	170	2.76 (2.36)
Other relationships^a	81	2.25 (2.82)
Primary care professionals	395	1.70 (2.17)
Other healthcare professionals	205	1.13 (1.77)
Total	2544	3.58 (3.15)
Illness specific work
Partner or spouse	178	6.47 (3.07)
Close family	725	2.49 (2.55)
Primary care professionals	395	2.44 (1.93)
Other family	203	1.87 (2.36)
Other healthcare professionals	205	1.77 (1.71)	p < 0.001
Other relationships^a	81	1.44 (1.92)
Friends or colleagues	521	1.22 (1.79)
Groups	170	0.74 (1.08)
Pets	66	0.66 (0.82)
Total	2544	2.19 (2.53)
Everyday work
Partner or spouse	178	6.37 (2.97)
Close family	725	1.67 (2.39)
Pets	66	1.21 (1.56)
Other family	203	1.03 (1.97)
Primary care professionals	395	0.92 (1.55)	p < 0.001
Other relationships^a	81	0.85 (1.56)
Groups	170	0.77 (1.51)
Friends or colleagues	521	0.71 (1.60)
Other healthcare professionals	205	0.65 (1.40)
Total	2544	1.46 (2.42)
	N	Mean (SD)

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