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NCT Number: NCT07201753

Hospital-integrated Care Services

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.

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This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

Caregiver Burden of Caregivers Hospital-Integrated Care Services

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 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.

Exclusion criteria

  • 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.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

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

    Time frame: Within 48 hours prior to hospital discharge.

    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.

Secondary outcomes

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

    Time frame: Within 48 hours prior to hospital discharge.

    The Traditional Chinese version of the CBI includes 24 Likert-type items (0-4); total scores range from 0 to 96, with higher scores indicating greater burden across multiple domains.

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

    Time frame: Within 48 hours prior to hospital discharge.

    The Traditional Chinese version of HADS contains 14 items, 7 for anxiety and 7 for depression. Each item is scored 0-3; subscale scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms.

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

    Time frame: Within 48 hours prior to hospital discharge.

    The hospital's standardized inpatient satisfaction survey includes 31 items. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale, with response anchors varying by question (e.g., from "very sufficient" to "very insufficient," or from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree"). Scores are calculated as domain means, with higher scores indicating greater inpatient satisfaction.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Exploring the Relationship Between Hospital-integrated Care Services and Caregiver Burden at a Medical Center in Northern Taiwan.

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Oct 1, 2025
Registry last updated
Apr 1, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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