Table 1 Eligibility criteria used to assess study suitability for this systematic review
Criteria | Included | Excluded |
|---|---|---|
Language | English | Non-English |
Population | Populations in receipt of telemedicine and: Residents of Libya, Yemen, the Gaza Strip, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan Refugees and undocumented migrants originating from the conflict-affected countries but now residing in neighbouring Middle Eastern countries (including Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Iran, Pakistan) | Military personnel and veterans Refugees originating from conflict-affected countries but now residing outside of the Middle East Telemedicine use for an individual patient only |
Intervention | Carried out by healthcare worker Used information and communication technologies For diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury The healthcare worker and receiver must be separated by geographical space—including a healthcare worker and patient, or healthcare worker and another healthcare worker receiving training | Health administration Assessment of feasibility for telemedicine intervention (if preceded telemedicine implementation) |
Outcomes | Primary outcomes: Patient health outcomes Patient perspectives Healthcare staff perspectives Secondary outcomes: Financial Programmatic Ethical Legal Technical | Â |
Study design | Quantitative and qualitative primary research articles Textual (including commentaries, and editorials) | Â |
Time period (from conflict onset) | Libya: February 2011–December 2020 Yemen: January 2009–December 2020 Gaza: January 2001–December 2020 Syria: March 2011–December 2020 Iraq: March 2003–December 2020 Afghanistan: January 2000–December 2020 |  |