Table 4.

 Most common challenges of Trained Support Group Leaders

Rank	Challenge	% Trained			% Untrained			χ2	P
		Valid, N	n	%	Valid, N	n	%
1	Members often contact me outside of meeting times	36	16	44	249	129	52	0.682	0.409
2	I have experienced some hostility from group members	39	14	36	298	44	15	10.809	0.0011
3	It is difficult to convince health professionals that my group is an important part of treatment	37	13	35	294	102	35	0.003	0.958
4	I find it difficult to handle members who are particularly domineering	40	13	33	303	87	29	0.245	0.620
5	It is hard to recruit new members to the group	40	12	30	306	109	36	0.491	0.483
6	It is hard to find a co‐facilitator	34	10	29	284	80	28	0.023	0.879
7	Having group members at different disease stages is difficult	38	10	26	298	40	14	4.423	0.0351
8	I would benefit from leadership/counselling training	38	10	26	294	138	47	5.793	0.0161
9	I need some kind of support to help me cope with the emotional issues associated with leading my group	38	9	24	294	67	23	0.015	0.902
10	I find it hard to involve members in helping with administrative and practical jobs in my group	31	7	23	289	77	27	0.239	0.625

¹Significant at the α = 0.05 level.