Hospital-integrated Care Services

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

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.

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:

  1. Primary Caregiver Criteria:
  1. The primary caregiver is a family member aged 18 years or older who can communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
  2. The family member is willing to sign the participant consent form. 2.Patient Criteria:
  1. The patient has been admitted to the pilot ward for at least 24 hours.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who are discharged or transferred out of the pilot ward within 24 hours of admission.
2. 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.
3. 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.