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Professional Contributions and Social Value in High-Acuity Medical Care Settings
Sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Summary
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.
Official title: An Exploratory Study on Professional Contributions and Social Value in High-Acuity Medical Care Settings
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1350
Start Date
2026-06-25
Completion Date
2030-12-31
Last Updated
2026-07-07
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Experience in high-acuity clinical care settings
This 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.