Professional Contributions and Social Value in High-Acuity Medical Care Settings
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorKaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
About this trial
This study will explore experiences in high-acuity medical care settings, such as emergency, trauma, intensive care, and related clinical areas. These settings often involve heavy workloads, complex care decisions, teamwork, and communication among many people.
The study will invite healthcare professionals, patients, important family caregivers, and other related people to share their experiences. Participants may complete questionnaires, take part in interviews, or complete a later online survey. The study will ask about work experiences, care experiences, communication, support needs, teamwork, and the value of professional contributions in these settings.
The goal of this study is to better understand important but less visible contributions in high-acuity medical care, such as teaching, coordination, communication, and support. The findings may help identify areas that can be considered in future research, hospital improvement, workforce development, and policy discussion.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adults aged 18 years or older who are able to understand the study information and provide informed consent or agreement to participate.
Healthcare professionals working in hospital-based high-acuity clinical areas, such as emergency departments, trauma and critical care, intensive care units, respiratory care units, and related settings. Eligible participants may include physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, case managers, registry or data management personnel, and administrative staff involved in these areas.
Patients who have received care in high-acuity medical care settings.
Important family members or main caregivers who have accompanied, cared for, or supported decision-making for patients in high-acuity medical care settings.
Disqualifiers
Individuals who decline to participate after receiving the study explanation.
Individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria.
Individuals who are unable to understand the study information or complete the study procedures.
Trial population
The study population includes adults aged 18 years or older with work, care, caregiving, or system-related experience in high-acuity medical care settings. Participants may include healthcare professionals working in hospital-based emergency, trauma, intensive care, respiratory care, and related clinical areas; patients who have received care in these settings; important family members or main caregivers; and public-sector or emergency response personnel involved in emergency care, rescue, health, or social service systems.
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Experience in high-acuity clinical care settings
Other interventionThis is an observational exposure of interest. Participants are not assigned to any intervention by the study team. The study observes participants' work, care, caregiving, or system-related experiences in hospital-based high-acuity clinical areas, such as emergency departments, trauma care, intensive care units, respiratory care units, and related settings.
Treatment groups
1,350 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsGroup A: Healthcare Professionals1 intervention
Group B: Patients1 intervention
Group C: Important Family Caregivers1 intervention
Group D: Experience related to high-acuity care systems1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Number of preliminary social value domains with potential relevance for future indicator development identified in high-acuity medical care settings
Preliminary social value domains with potential relevance for future indicator development will be identified and summarized from qualitative interview data, relevant open-ended questionnaire or survey responses, and questionnaire or online survey data. Qualitative analysis will be used to summarize participants' experiences and perceived value in high-acuity medical care settings. Descriptive quantitative summaries of questionnaire and survey data may be used to support the interpretation of these domains. The measure will be the number of distinct preliminary social value domains identified as potentially relevant to future indicator development. Results will be reported as the number of domains and a de-identified narrative summary of each domain. The study may provide potential indicator domains or recommendations for future evaluation, but it will not establish definitive or validated indicators.
Time frame
Through completion of qualitative interview, questionnaire, and survey data collection, up to 54 monthsLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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