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. 2020 May 5;22(5):e16218. doi: 10.2196/16218

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Criterion Inclusion Exclusion
Types of studies Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method studies on the phenomenon published in peer-reviewed journals Letters, comments, conference abstracts, editorials, doctoral thesis, or any type of review
Period January 1, 2000, until October 16, 2018 Before January 1, 2000, and after October 16, 2018
Language English, Portuguese, Spanish, or Scandinavian All other languages
Type of participants Patients in a palliative care trajectory regardless of diagnosis, aged 18 years or older, and living at home Patients who are not in a palliative care trajectory; patients aged 17 years or younger; and patients who use telehealth in a hospital, nursing home, or hospice setting
Phenomenon of interest Patients’ experiences of using telehealth at home with follow-up from health care professionals Patients’ experiences of using telehealth at home without follow-up from health care professionals or experiences of using telehealth in a hospital, nursing home, or hospice setting
Type of outcomes Patients reported subjective and objective outcomes Proxy-reported (next of kin or health care professional) outcomes