Analytical strategy
All focus group discussions were audio-recorded and transcribed
by one of the team members (C Chan). Content
analysis was undertaken and themes identified independently
by two members of the team (ELY Wong and C Chan).
The content analysis was used for data analysis because it
placed an emphasis on the conceptual meaning of the role
of primary care in participants’ own words and expression,
which was our aim in this study. Data analysis and focus
group discussion were concurrently conducted to check the
data saturation. Themes identified from coding were agreed
in team meetings, by discussion and consensus, on attitudes
toward primary care for diabetes mellitus, motivation to
join the community programs, and suggestions on the future
development of primary care for diabetes mellitus from the
per spective of community-dwelling elderly people with
diabetes mellitus.