Table 3.

Descriptions of the five included studies

Author/ Year Country	Christensen et al. 2021 [15] Danmark	Funderskov, et al. 2019 [16] Danmark	Sturesson et al. 2018 [17] Sweden	Tveter et al. 2021 [18] Norway	Varsi et al. 2021 [19] Norway
Aim of study	‘…to investigate the experiences of patients and providers regarding the use of videoconferences in older patients with depression.’	‘To explore the advantages and disadvantages of using video consultations, as experienced by specialised palliative care healthcare professionals, who are involved in palliative care at home.’	‘… the study examines clinicians’ perceived limitations and disturbances, and how the conditions between patients and clinicians may change when using video visits instead of face-to-face meetings in outpatient care.’	‘… to investigate the healthcare professionals’ and patients’ experience of video consultations.’	‘… to investigate the perceived benefits and challenges of using video consultations in outpatient renal transplant recipient follow-up.’
Design/ Methods	Semi-structured interview and focus group interview. Thematic analysis.	Field notes of an autobiographical diary, participant observations and semi-structured interviews. Systematic text condensation.	Observations of video visits and follow up in depth interviews. Thematic analysis.	Focus-group interviews. Thematic analysis.	Semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis.
Participants	11 nurses and one psychologist.	Five community nurses; and three specialised palliative care team members (a head physician, a physiotherapist, and a nurse).	14 clinicians: doctors, nurses, psychologists, nutritionists, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists.	Seven rheumatologists and seven nurses.	One nephrologist and two health support personnel.
Clinical Specialization or condition	Psychiatry, Depression	Palliative care	Obesity	Rheumatology	Nephrology
Service and context	Videoconferences with patients. Conventional treatment clinics for older people with depression in a rural region of Denmark.	Video consultations with patients and between community nurses and the specialised palliative care team nurse. Patients’ homes and at the Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.	Video visits with patients and patients and relatives. Outpatient care at a hospital in Sweden.	Video consultations with patients. Diakonhjemmet Hospital in Norway.	Video consultations with patients. Outpatient clinic at the Department of Nephrology at Oslo University Hospital in Norway.