Table 1

Name generators

Name generatorsMinimumAverageMaximum
(GSS) From time to time, most people Discuss important matters with other people THEY TRUST. These important matters may be personal, professional or social. The people with whom they discuss these matters with may be family, work, friends or advisors. Please list the 5 people with whom you discussed matters most important to you (in person, telephone, e-mail etc) over the last 6 months.34.885
(SOCIAL) Think about the people with whom you Spend your free time/leisure time. Over the last 6 months, who are the 5 people you have been with the most often for informal social activities (e.g., lunch, coffee, dinner, drinks, movies, sports, visits)? Please list the 5 people with whom you have been with the most for informal social activities over the last 6 months.24.485
(QI) Think about the people you talk to about Quality Improvement in caring for patients with paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Please list the 5 people with whom you most often discussed Quality improvement (in person, telephone, e-mail etc) for pediatric IBD over the last 6 months.24.005
(TREAT) Think about the people you talk to about TREATMENTS FOR Paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (e.g., people from whom you get information about new treatments, or with whom you discuss treatment decisions). Please list the 5 people with whom you most often discussed Treatment options for paediatric IBD (in person, telephone, e-mail etc) over the last 6 months.04.045
(OPS) Think about the people you talk to about Routine clinical/operational matters in caring for patients in your practice. Please list the 5 people with whom you most often discussed Routine clinical/operational matters in caring for patients in your practice (in person, telephone, e-mail etc) over the last 6 months.34.765
(DIFF) Think about the people you talk to about Difficult cases in your practice. Please list the 5 people with whom you most frequently/most commonly Discussed difficult cases (in person, telephone, e-mail etc) over the last 6 months.24.605
(DEVEL) Think about the people you talk to about matters pertaining to your profession or subspecialty—for example, people you talk with about new professional organizations, associations, research networks, journals, conferences, etc. Please list the 5 people with whom you most frequently/most commonly discussed Matters pertaining to your professional development (in person, telephone, e-mail etc) over the last 6 months.14.045
(CAREER) Think about the people who have been most important to you in Helping you succeed and/or advance professionally over the course of your professional career. Please list the 5 people who have been most important to you in Helping you succeed and/or advance professionally over the course of your career.24.565
All eight name generators combined919.0828
  • GSS, General Social Survey; QI, quality improvement.