Self-introduction of the participant |
Probe: sociodemographic and professional details |
Could you describe about your health facility? |
Probe: staff, location, funding/budget, patients/day, functioning hours, drugs and investigations availability, connectedness with specialized facility |
How do you manage diabetes and diabetes with comorbidity? |
Probe: patient load, out-patients care, chronic diseases, comorbidity, complications in comorbidity and care-practice |
How do you try to redress these problems? |
Probe: seek further information, sources, consultation with specialists -how often, continuity of care |
What are considered as good outcomes for patients receiving care for diabetes comorbidity? |
Could you tell in detail about patients who might find it difficult to cope well with diabetes comorbidity? |
Probe: problem they faced, coping strategies, and any initiative or suggestion |
In your opinion what is the role of physicians in supporting those not currently coping well with diabetes comorbidity? |
Probe: role of other members of the primary care facility like nurse, pharmacist and others |
In your view what would help you to help patients to cope better with diabetes comorbidity? |
Probe: training/support, patient support, techniques, skills, and mentoring mechanism |
What kind of additional support do you feel you need to deal with such patients? |
Probe: staff, guidelines, referral system |