Table 3.

Thematic synthesis based on type of intervention.

Key Themes	References
Tele-consultation	Dos et al. [50], Fisher et al. [54], Ma et al. [55], De Luca et al. [58], Chen et al. [59], Jindal et al. [60], Leon et al. [62], Buis et al. [63], Ju et al. [64], Nurakysh et al. [65], Manusov et al. [66], Marcolino et al. [68], Chew et al. [73], Andersson et al. [74], Kassavou et al. [75], Shaw et al. [83], Vitório et al. [86], Teo et al. [87]
Tele-monitoring	Barsky et al. [47], Naqvi et al. [48], Vedanthan et al. [49], Buis et al. [51], Koopman et al. [52], Parker et al. [53], Fisher et al. [54], Levine et al. [56], Ashjian et al. [57], De et al. [58], Doocy et al. [61], Ju et al. [64], Nurakysh et al. [65], Lee et al. [67], Marcolino et al. [68], Peters et al. [69], Debon et al. [70], Davoudi et al. [71], McManus et al. [72], Chew et al. [73], Andersson et al. [74], Cottrell et al. [76], Abdullah et al. [77], Ye et al. [79], Calderón et al. [80], Sin et al. [81], Cimini et al. [82], Grant et al. [84], Vitório et al. [86]
Tele-expertise	Fisher [54], Jindal [60], Marcolino [68], Vitório [86]
Tele-assistance	Dos et al. [50]
Others: tele-education	Dos et al. [50], Ma et al. [55], De et al. [58], Manusov et al. [66], Marcolino et al. [68], Cottrell et al. [76], Nau et al. [78], Shaw et al. [83], Saleh et al. [85], Vitório et al. [86]