2.2. Conducting Qualitative Interviews. Patients were consented
and interviewed by EPJ, and all interviews were
audio-taped andtranscribedverbatim.The interviewer stated
that she was interested in patients’ perspective on hypertension
management and ensured confidentiality that patients’
answers would not be reported back to the referring doctor.
Interviews were conducted in a neutral, nonclinical setting.
The sample was substratified according to hypertension
control (controlled versus uncontrolled). Patients were considered
“on target” if BP was either