Optimal Acute Adult Psychiatric In-patient Care in Hong Kong

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.

NCT Number	NCT07097623
Lead Sponsor	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Collaborators: Nethersole Institute of Continuing Holistic Health Education (NICHE)
Conditions	Psychiatric Hospitalization
Enrollment	160 participants
Start Date	2025-08-04
Primary Completion	2026-08-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-08-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-07-31