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 |
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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. |