Hospital-integrated Care Services

NCT07201753 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 202506121RINB
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to explore the relationship between hospital-integrated care services and caregivers' psychological outcomes. The study will be conducted as a cross-sectional observational design at a medical center in northern Taiwan. Data will be collected from primary caregivers of hospitalized patients through validated questionnaires. The findings are expected to provide insights into improving caregiver support and enhancing patient and caregiver experiences during hospital stays.

Conditions

Caregiver Burden of Caregivers; Hospital-Integrated Care Services

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Total score of caregiver burden as measured by the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-22)

  The Traditional Chinese version of the ZBI-22 includes 22 Likert-type items (0-4); total scores range from 0 to 88, with higher scores indicating greater burden.

  Within 48 hours prior to hospital discharge.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Total score of caregiver burden as measured by the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)

  Within 48 hours prior to hospital discharge.

• Subscale scores of anxiety and depression as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

  Within 48 hours prior to hospital discharge.

• Domain mean scores of inpatient satisfaction as measured by the standardized hospital inpatient satisfaction survey

  Within 48 hours prior to hospital discharge.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary caregivers of hospitalized adult patients receiving integrated inpatient care services at a medical center in northern Taiwan. Caregivers must be aged 18 years or older and able to complete the study questionnaires.

You may qualify if:

• Participants include inpatients receiving integrated inpatient care services at our hospital and their primary family caregivers. The patient or family member must have signed the consent form for integrated inpatient care services. The specific conditions are as follows:
• Primary Caregiver Criteria:
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• The primary caregiver is a family member aged 18 years or older who can communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
• The family member is willing to sign the participant consent form. 2.Patient Criteria:
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• The patient has been admitted to the pilot ward for at least 24 hours.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who are discharged or transferred out of the pilot ward within 24 hours of admission.
• If a patient is re-hospitalized during the study enrollment period and their primary caregiver is the same as in the previous enrollment, the subsequent duplicate case will be excluded.
• Patients without family members will be enrolled in the ward's mandatory integrated inpatient care service program, but follow-up care issues will be handled by social workers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 14, 2025
• First Posted: October 1, 2025
• Study Start: September 29, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 28, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 25, 2026
• Last Updated: April 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Locations

TW (1)