Table 2.

List of barriers to the use of telemedicine services to access medical specialty consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic (N=9).

Barriers	Studies where barriers were addressed or mentioned	Total, n (%)
Lack of access to internet services	[58-65]	8 (89)
Lack of access to technological devices	[58-65]	8 (89)
Racial and ethnic disparities	[58,59,61,62,64,66]	6 (67)
Low level of digital literacy	[60-62,64-66]	6 (67)
Low income	[58-60,63,64,66]	6 (67)
Age (years)	[59,61-64]	5 (56)
Language barriers	[58,62,64,65]	4 (44)
Health insurance coverage	[63,64]	2 (22)
Data privacy and confidentiality concerns	[64]	1 (11)
Geographic disparities (area of residence)	[59]	1 (11)
Need to perform complementary diagnostic tests or receive test results	[65]	1 (11)