Primary Care Physician's Wishes and Influencing Factors Toward Provision of Integrated Health Care

Attitude of Health Personnel Clinical Trial

Official title:

Primary Care Physician's Wishes and Influencing Factors Toward Provision of Integrated Health Care

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01281709
• Other study ID #: 201011019RC
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 20, 2011
• Last updated: January 20, 2011
• Start date: January 2011
• Est. completion date: April 2011

Study information

• Verified date: January 2011
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This questionnaire-based study was focused on understanding primary care physician's wish toward provision of integrated health care, associated knowledge and attitude, and analysis of influencing factors affecting their choices.

Description:

The population is aging rapidly in Taiwan. It has been estimated that 15 years from now, the elderly population will comprise over 20% of the general population. Within an aging population, the prevalence of chronic illnesses can be expected to increase, and these patients with multiple chronic illnesses will likely need a larger allocation of available resources with the national health care system. In contrast to a highly-specialized medical environment, integrated health care, with its multitude of health and medical services including diagnosis, treatment, convalescence, rehabilitation, and health promotion, can provide a more efficient synergism between the necessary aspects of delivery, supply, management and organization. Literature has shown that multi-disciplinary, well-managed chronic illness management can increase the convenience of patient medical visits and also decrease medical costs. To provide patients with multiple chronic illnesses more suitable, efficient, and higher quality medical care, and to decrease redundant or ill-advised medications or procedures, as well as to encourage medical systems to further incorporate integrated services to advance the ideal of holistic care, the Bureau of National Health Insurance issued the a decree on September 15th, 2009, named "Integrated care model and medical system-based integration plan". This questionnaire-based study was focused on understanding primary care physician's wish toward provision of integrated health care, associated knowledge and attitude, and analysis of influencing factors affecting their choices.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 350
• Est. completion date: April 2011
• Est. primary completion date: March 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The primary care physicians, who practicing western medicine, with the doctor licenses approved by the Department of Health in Taiwan

Exclusion Criteria:

• The subjects who are unable to complete the survey independently

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attitude of Health Personnel

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital