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. 2018 Sep 11;13(1):1516089. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2018.1516089

Table 2.

Type of participants and their social networks, motivations to participate and intervention outcomes.

  Network size Motivation to participate Found as a result of the intervention Not found as a result of the intervention
Lonely participants (n=8) Between 0 and 3 persons who visit regularly [mainly family: strong ties] Finding lasting friendships [strong ties] Temporary warm ties, temporary diversion from dense of loneliness Lasting friendships [strong ties]
  4 respondents performed [unpaid] work [weak ties] Overcoming loneliness and general lack of wellbeing   Overcoming loneliness and general lack of wellbeing
Activist participants (n=4) Between 3 and 7 persons who visit regularly [family, partner or friend: strong ties] Meeting other social groups and fighting the stigma of their own group through this [bridging capital] Finding likeminded people to discuss views on care Meeting other social groups and fighting the stigma of their own group through this [bridging capital]
  Active in client platforms/interest groups [strong and weak ties] Finding a functional role co-determining the intervention [linking capital]   Finding a functional role co-determining the intervention [linking capital]
  All respondents performed [unpaid] work [weak ties]      
Satisfied participants (n=7) Between 5 and 15 persons who visit regularly [family, partner or friend: strong ties] Conviviality and good food Conviviality and good food -
  5 respondents performed [unpaid] work [weak ties] Meeting new people and enjoying being around them [weak ties] Meeting new people and enjoying being around them [weak ties] -
Calculating participant ? Low-priced food? Low-priced food ?