Table 3.
Identified organizational-level characteristics
| Characteristics | Descriptions# | Project IDs* |
|---|---|---|
| Organizational leadership | ||
| 2003 corporate mission and vision statement | Degree to which the description of the organization’s core purpose and vision for the future supports SDM | P3, P8, P13, P25, P27, P28 |
| Encouragement | Degree to which leaders in organization proactively support SDM | P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P8, P12, P13, P14, P25, P26, P27, P31 |
| Performance measurement and feedback | Use of results of performance measurement or quality indicator metrics to indicate room for improvement | P2, P3, P7, P8, P13, P16, P18, P25, P27, P28, P32 |
| Organizational culture | Degree to which an organization’s culture supports SDM | P2, P3, P8, P12, P13, S14 |
| Autonomy of staff | Degree of flexibility that healthcare providers (HCPs) have to achieve organizational goals | P1, P3, P8, P26 |
| Shared views and goals | Degree to which team members share the same views and goals | P4, P8, P9, P13, P21, P31 |
| Organizational teamwork | ||
| Communication | How information is shared within and between teams | P7, P8, P12, P13, P22, P32 |
| Coordination of care | Deliberate organization of care by HCPs from different specialties | P3, P7, P12, P13, P14, P16, P26, P32 |
| Organizational resources | Availability of resources | P12, P22, P26 |
| Time | Amount of time HCPs have per patient/patient visit | P1, P3, P5, P8, P9, P10, P12, P13, P14, P15, P19, P26, P27, P28, P29, P30, P31, P32 |
| Financial resources | Amount of money available for certain activities within organization | P2, P3, P4, P5, P11, P14, P19, P31 |
| Space | Amount of room available for certain activities within organization | P4, P5, P8, P26 |
| Workforce | Availability and assignment of employees for certain activities within organization | P3, P4, P5, P8, P10, P12, P14, P18, P19, P22, P23, P27, P31, P32 |
| Organizational priorities | Degree to which other aspects of care delivery conflict or align with SDM | P2, P3, P4, P5, P8, P9, P10, P12, P13, P14, P18, P19, P26, P27, P31 |
| Organizational workflows | ||
| Patient information dissemination strategies | Availability of methods to disseminate information to patients and compatibility of workflows with decision aid distribution processes | P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P8, P12, P13, P14, P17, P22, P24, P25, P26, P27, P28, P29, P31 |
| Scheduling routines and timeframes | Degree to which scheduling (e.g., of appointments or for procedures) and time frame available until decision is needed impacts SDM | P3, P4, P6, P8, P10, P12, P13, P14, P15, P21, P22, P26, P29 |
| Electronic health record (EHR) | Availability of an EHR to be used in SDM (e.g., documentation of process) | P2, P3, P6, P7, P8, P13, P14, P17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P31 |
HCPs Healthcare providers, EHR electronic health record, SDM shared decision-making
#The descriptions are the result of the thematic analysis
*For projects described in more than one publication, at least one publication had to report on a specific characteristic to be listed in this table