Discussion
STS
The purpose of this study was to assess the barriers and facilitators to the implementation and use of the PTEC-HT BP telemonitoring system with teleconsultation, to inform future expansion of the intervention. Our analysis showed that the technical, human, workflow and organizational factors involved were complex and interdependent, and the STS model provided a comprehensive framework to understand the relationship between these dimensions.Our study findings further substantiated the patient satisfaction survey results of the PTEC-HT pilot trial, in which patients agreed that it was convenient to record and share BP measurements with the healthcare team, were motivated to monitor BP weekly and were satisfied with the advice provided through teleconsultations [