Transformation of health professional/patient caring relationships through information and communication technologies used in telemedicine: a scoping review protocol

Review objectives/questions
The objectives of this scoping review are to examine and map how telemedicine via information and communication technology (ICT) transforms caring relationships between health professionals and patients and how this transformation is conceptualized.

The questions of this review are:

i) What types of concepts are used to characterize the caring relationships between health professionals and patients when ICTs are used in telemedicine?
ii) How does ICT used in telemedicine transform caring relationships between health professionals and patients?
iii) What are the knowledge gaps regarding the influence of telemedicine on caring relationships between health professionals and patients?
iv) What methodologies can be recommended for future research, after the transformation in caring relationships due to ICTs in telemedicine is in focus?