Data collection
Individual semi-structured interviews were chosen to elicit participant thoughts and feelings about the implementation of the BP telemonitoring intervention [All participants provided written consent for this study. The interviews were conducted face-to-face with each participant between March and September 2019, each interview lasted 20–60 minutes. Two investigators (SHT and EALC) who are trained in qualitative methods conducted the interviews in English or Mandarin in an enclosed room in the polyclinic. Each interview was audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Repeat interviews were not carried out. Transcripts were anonymized to ensure data confidentiality.Ethical approval was received from the National Healthcare Group Domain Specific Review Board.