Author-title	Study participants	Study aim	Country	Method	Primary concept/s related to SDM	Finding-potential barriers or enablers to SDM implementation
Qualitative
Abrahamson, K., Bernard, B., Magnabosco, L., Nazir, A., & Unroe, K. The experiences of family members in the nursing home to hospital transfer decision. (2016) [28]	Relatives	The experiences of family members in the nursing home to hospital transfer decision making process	USA	Interviews	Readiness Evidence based information	Barrier Information on the risks of hospitalisation may assist family members to make decisions. Family roles are variable depending on readiness to make decisions.
Arendts, G., Popescu, A., Howting, D., Quine, S., & Howard, K. “They never talked to me about…” Perspectives on aged care resident transfer to emergency departments. (2013) [29]	Residents, relatives and staff	To explore perspectives concerning decisions to transfer residents to emergency departments	Australia	Interviews	Readiness	Barrier SDM rarely occured, staff were paternalistic and denied stakeholders choice. Relatives expressed both unpreparedness to make decisions and had conflicting opinions to staff.
Fetherstonhaugh, D., Tarzia, L., Bauer, M., Nay, R. & Beattie, E. “The red dress or the blue?” How do staff perceive that they support decision making for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities. (2014) [30]	Staff	Staff perceptions of supported decision making for residents with dementia	Australia	Interviews and focus groups	PCC	Enabler Existing culture of PCC. Staff awareness of strategies to support resident decision making. Informed consent apparent in staff ensuring information was understood.