Family Participation in Ghana Hospital Care

Completed

• Conditions: Hospitalized Patients

• Registration Number: NCT06632288
• Lead Sponsor: Michele van Vugt

Brief Summary

This mixed methods study aims to understand family care participation in the adult medicine wards of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana. The main questions it aims to answer, from the perspective of the patient, family caregiver, nurse, doctor, ward assistant, and hospital administrator, are:

1. What is the role of the family caregiver in hospital care?

2. What is the perceived effect of family participation in hospital care?

3. What are the barriers and facilitators experienced in family participation?

4. What are suggestions for family participation interventions?

These questions will be answered with three study arms:

1. A prospective observational cohort (population: patients and family caregivers)

2. A time and motion study (population: nurses and doctors)

3. Interviews and focus group discussions (population: patients, family caregivers, nurses, doctors, ward assistants, and hospital administrators)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-02-12
• Primary Completion: 2024-05-24
• Study Completion: 2024-05-24
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-07
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-09
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The role of family participation in hospital care	During admission to the general medicine ward	The role of family participation will be described with data from: 1. Prospective observational cohort: patient baseline characteristics, family caregiver baseline characteristics, care characteristics during follow-up (for example: tasks performed, number of caregivers present, hours caregiver is present), end of follow-up status (example: discharged, transferred, death).; 2. Interviews and FDG: with patients, family caregivers, nurses, doctors, ward assistants, and hospital administrators.
The perceived effect of family participation in hospital care	During admission to the general medicine ward	The perceived effect of family participation will be described with data from: 1. Time and motion: division of work time of nurses and doctors, time spend interacting with patients and family caregivers.; 2. Interviews and FDG: with patients, family caregivers, nurses, doctors, ward assistants, and hospital administrators.
The barriers and facilitators of family participation in hospital care	During admission to the general medicine ward	The barriers and facilitators of family participation will be described with data from: 1. Prospective observational cohort: patient baseline characteristics, family caregiver baseline characteristics, care characteristics during follow-up (for example: tasks performed, number of caregivers present, hours caregiver is present), end of follow-up status (example: discharged, transferred, death).; 2. Time and motion: division of work time of nurses and doctors, time spend interacting with patients and family caregivers.; 3. Interviews and FDG: with patients, family caregivers, nurses, doctors, ward assistants, and hospital administrators.
The intervention suggestions for family participation in hospital care	During admission to the general medicine ward	The barriers and facilitators of family participation will be described with data from: 1. Interviews and FDG: with patients, family caregivers, nurses, doctors, ward assistants, and hospital administrators.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital; 🇬🇭 Accra, Ghana