Monitoring care quality for older adults in long-term care
This study tracks how well long-term care services work for older adults with disabilities by collecting feedback from patients, their family caregivers, and care professionals through a smartphone app. It aims to understand and improve the quality of home-based care services in Taiwan.
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Who can take part
- You are 65 years or older with a disability requiring long-term care
- You are currently receiving at least one long-term care service (such as home care, rehabilitation, or respite care)
- You have normal thinking and memory, or score 23 or higher on a memory test
- You own a smartphone and can use it to answer questions
- You are willing to sign a consent form and participate in the study
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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