Table 1.

Search Strategy.

	Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
Population	Physicians and patients who come from different cultural backgrounds. All types of Physicians (GPs, specialists, consultants)	Physicians and patients who share the same culture Communication with health providers or health staff other than physicians
Interest/Intervention	Communication during medical consultations	Inpatient medical consultation, or any medical consultation in nursing homes and/or home-based care
Comparison	None	None
Outcome	Factors aiding or hindering communication
Setting	Outpatient clinics and other clinics	Inpatients (patients hospitalized), including patients in mental health clinics
Study design	Original articles Qualitative, Quantitative or Mixed-method	Reviews, systematic reviews, thesis, and conference proceedings
Language	English	All other languages
Publication date	2008 to 2022