Table 1 List of factors and Description

1

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

MC

Strengthen the collaboration of different disciplines in order to help patients to know their health problems from different perspectives

2

Patient collaboration

PC

Improving and encouraging the collaborations between patients

3

(Providing) High-quality medical information

MI

Providing a variety of channels to help patients to gain the knowledge and skills they need

4

(Building) Trust and respect

TR

Building trusted and respected professional-patient relationship

5

(Providing) Health education

HE

Providing health education for patients to improve their ability for self-care

6

Provision of decision aids tools

DA

Providing the best available evidence to facilitate doctors to make clinical decisions

7

(Controlling) Number of patients

NP

Control the number of patients a doctor meet and treat every day

8

(Providing) Administrative support

AS

The managers and leaders provide supports for improving SDM at political level in the hospital.

9

Assistance of Family/ caregivers

FA

The family members or caregivers actively join in the health care

10

Financial incentives

FI

Providing financial motivation for encouraging doctors to engage SDM

11

(Protecting) Privacy in Clinics

CP

Protecting patient’s privacy and make them feel comfort to communicate with doctors

12

(Improving) Communication skills

CS

Educating and improving the doctors’ communicating skills to improve SDM

13

(Providing) SDM training

ST

Providing SDM trainings for health professionals to help them understand what it is and how to do it