Patient education and follow-up as an intervention for hypertensive patients discharged from an emergency department: a randomized control trial study protocol

Table 1 Population-based systems approach to hypertension control

	Patient (Host)	Emergency department (Agent)	Health service delivery (Environment)
Precedent	Health belief/behavior	Treatment protocols	Public transportation
	Socioeconomic status	Physician knowledge	Economic climate
	Health Literacy	Case management	Educational opportunities
	Perceived disease severity	Case management	Educational opportunities
Intervention	Treatment preferences	Patient management	Proximity to primary care
	Health status	Practice patterns	Quality of health services
	Healthcare coverage	Competing priorities	Contextual empathy
	Perceived level of risk	Patient discharge	Patient education
Antecedent	Self-efficacy	Referral to chronic care	Health education
	Clinical outcome	Provision of follow-up	Health information technology
	Clinical outcome	Provision of follow-up	Access to medical care

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