Help seeking for antibiotics; is the influence of a personal social network relevant?

Ellis, J.; Vassilev, I.; Kennedy, A.; Moore, M.; Rogers, A.

doi:10.1186/s12875-019-0955-2

BMC Primary Care

Table 2 Network typology and key themes

From: Help seeking for antibiotics; is the influence of a personal social network relevant?

Name	Network type	Rehearsed self-care strategies	Mixed understanding of AMR				Temporary / Strategic Role of HCP
		Rehearsed self-care strategies	AMR is where resistance occurs in the …		Concern		Temporary / Strategic Role of HCP
		Support for self-care comes from…	Bacteria	Human body	Population	Individual	% HCPs network member	Access to GP…	Help seeking trigger
Bev	Diverse	Family	X		X	X	25^a	Delay	Severity
Florence	Diverse	Family (HCP)			X	X	20^a	Delay	Holiday
Emilia	Diverse	Friends			X	X	24^a	Delay	Severity
Dianne	Diverse	Friends and Family (HCP)	X		X		13^a	Delay	Persistence
Ruth	Diverse	Spouse / friends (with children)	X	X			13	Delay	Severity
Simon	Diverse				X	X	13	Immediate	LTC treatment plan
Pearl	Diverse	Family / Friends	X	X	X		26	Delay	Severity
Rachel	Diverse	Friends (with children)			X	X	24^a	Minor delay	Holiday
Rose	Family and friend centred	Family (HCP)	X		X		16^a	Minor delay	Reoccurring illness
Gail	Family and friend centred	Friends (HCP)	X		X		75^a	Delay	Persistence
Lynn	Family and friend centred	Homeopath			X	X	36	Delay	Severity
Emma	Family and friend centred	Spouse and Friends (with children)			X	X	5	Minor delay	Severity
Victoria	Family and friend centred	Spouse	X	X	X	X	19	Immediate	Holiday
John	Family and friend centred	GP	X		X		35	Immediate	LTC treatment plan
Betty	Family and friend centred	Family and GP			X	X	29	Immediate	Severity
Anna	Family and friend centred	Family and Pharmacist	X		X		18	Delay	Persistence
Charlotte	Family and friend centred	Family			X	X	14	Minor Delay	Severity
Sue	Family and friend centred	Spouse			X	X	36	Minor delay	Severity
Caroline	Family and friend centred	Spouse	X		X		37.5^a	Delay	Severity
Sophie	Family and friend centred	HCP and Family			X	X	43^a	Delay	Severity
Hugh	Restricted	GP	X	X	X		37	Immediate	LTC treatment plan
Laura	Restricted	HCPs and Spouse			X	X	25	Minor delay	Severity
Pete	Restricted	Spouse	X		X		40	Delay	Severity
Ronald	Restricted	HCP			X	X	100^a	Immediate	Severity

^afamily or friend are also health care professionals (HCP)

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