Characteristics of studies
| Characteristic | Number of studies | % |
| Year | ||
| 1995–1999 | 7 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 5 | 19 |
| 2005–2009 | 14 | 54 |
| Country | ||
| USA | 13 | 50 |
| Australia | 4 | 15 |
| Canada | 3 | 12 |
| UK | 2 | 7 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 |
| Italy | 1 | 4 |
| Sweden | 1 | 4 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 4 |
| Setting | ||
| Hospital based | 11 | 42 |
| Community health based | 7 | 27 |
| Primary and secondary care health professionals | 4 | 15 |
| Healthcare collaboratives | 2 | 8 |
| Aged care | 1 | 4 |
| Multi-disciplinary research institute | 1 | 4 |
| Type of health professional | ||
| Multidisciplinary | 7 | 29 |
| Mental health professionals | 5 | 21 |
| Health service managers or administrative staff | 4 | 17 |
| Nurses | 3 | 13 |
| Medical practitioners | 2 | 8 |
| Varied health professionals | 2 | 8 |
| Dementia care professionals | 1 | 4 |
| Study design | ||
| Multi-case study | 11 | 42 |
| Case study | 8 | 31 |
| Cross-sectional study | 5 | 19 |
| Ethnographic case study | 2 | 8 |
| Level of analysis | ||
| Actors and team | 3 | 12 |
| Actors and organisation (or network) | 14 | 54 |
| Organisation (or network) | 8 | 31 |
| Actors, organisation and external network | 1 | 4 |
| Data collection | ||
| Survey | 23 | 88 |
| Ethnography | 2 | 8 |
| Archival data | 2 | 8 |