Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

• Written in the English language. • Studies published in international peer reviewed journals. • Studies inclusive of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies and case studies. • Systematic literature reviews. • Only studies conducted in care homes or nursing homes or long-term care facilities. • Studies that focus on the perspective of care home residents, families of care home residents and staff in relation to shared decision-making.

• Written in language other than English. • Studies conducted in acute care or transitional care settings. • Studies conducted in the community setting. • Studies prior to 2011 were excluded to give account of existing models and processes. • Studies related to governance and occupational health, as the aim was to explore practice and processes relevant to shared decision-making in care homes