Optimal Acute Adult Psychiatric In-patient Care in Hong Kong
ConditionPsychiatric Hospitalization
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-64
SponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
About this trial
This mixed-method study aims to evaluate the optimal number of hospital beds and quality of acute adult psychiatric inpatient care in Hong Kong using online Delphi surveys for psychiatric nurses and individual interviews for service users with mental health conditions and family caregivers. The main question it aims to answer is:
What are the consensus points for quality acute adult psychiatric inpatient care in Hong Kong from psychiatric nurses, service users, and caregivers?
Psychiatric nurses will respond to three rounds of online Delphi surveys, while service users and caregivers will attend individual semi-structured interviews.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
working in the Hospital Authority on a full-time basis,
with ≥ 10 years post-registration experience, and
able to read and understand English
Disqualifiers
without working experience in adult psychiatry
aged 18-64
able to read and communicate in Cantonese, and
being discharged within a year
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- respond to 3 rounds of online Delphi surveys
- attend an individual semi-structured interview
Treatment groups
160 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lead sponsor
Nethersole Institute of Continuing Holistic Health Education (NICHE)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov