The hospitalized patients with higher needs for holistic care.
To develop discipline-specific holistic care issues based on the classification of diseases.
To develop a holistic assessment tool that encompasses comprehensive physical, mental, social, and spiritual issues. While aligning with international standards, the tool will serve diverse patient populations, present individual patient profiles, and enable personalized holistic care.
To integrate and implement the holistic care model promotion.
Through the Five Dimensional Care approach to introduce disease-specific holistic care issues.
Use the SPARC-T holistic assessment tool to establish a patient-initiated holistic care team.
SPARC-T has passed reliability and validity testing; it was published in an international journal.
SPARC-T demonstrated significantly higher depression screening rates in comparison with the mood thermometer (53.8% vs 17.4%).
Psychiatry consultation: 2,371 patients
Social work consultation: 2,131 patients
Discharge planning services: 1,010 patients
Consultation rate: 9.14%
BSRS diagnostic rate: 16/92 = 17.4%
SPARC-T diagnostic rate: 28/52 = 53.8% (>3x improvement over BSRS)
Breast cancer gynecology referral rate: increased from 30.6% to 48.3%
Bone density screening arrangement: increased from 30.6% to 48.3%
Gynecology referral rate: increased from 42.9% to 77.7%
Established 26 medical departments with 46 disease-specific holistic care topics
SPARC-T is a structured assessment tool for objective identification of biopsychosocial-spiritual concerns
Standardized referral criteria ensure timely consultation and care
Interdisciplinary collaboration reduces care gaps
2024 Breast Cancer Care Quality Certification achieved
High patient engagement in completing holistic care forms
Enhanced patient social value and quality of life
Reduced analgesic use, osteoporosis prevention, improved oocyte preservation opportunities
Established support services including patient support groups, comfort pillows, and drainage bag straps
A SPARC-T holistic medical assessment scale for global Chinese populations.
SPARC-Spanish, a Spanish version of SPARC-T; it was published in an international journal in 2024 and has been cited three times.
Currently collaborating with research teams from the UK and Colombia to form an international research group.
Transforms teaching into clinical practice, addressing hollow holistic care rhetoric
Objective, standardized holistic care model improves measurability
Precise individualized care with timely identification of high-risk needs
Interdisciplinary collaboration enhances care quality and integration
Demonstrates Taiwan's implementation and international leadership in holistic medicine
Provides reference model for multiple domestic hospitals (Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Wei Gong Memorial Hospital, Juan General Hospital, etc.)