Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

1. Articles focusing on the barriers and challenges of using telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic or articles discussing both the barriers and their potential solutions

1. Any study that does not answer the research question(s)

2. Articles published in English language

2. Articles published in non-English languages

3. Articles published between December 2019 and 22 August 2020

3. Articles published before December 2019 or after 22 August 2020

4. Qualitative and quantitative observational and interventional studies including systematic and literature reviews

4. Editorials, press/newsletters, commentaries, conference proceedings, case series and case reports and studies that do not provide statistical or theoretical evidence

5. Full text that cannot be retrieved