Objective This study discusses the intervening conditions of hospital‐based home care (HBHC) for people with severe mental illness in Taiwan. Design and Sample Grounded theory of the Strauss and Corbin approach was used. Participants were selected from six hospitals in Central Taiwan, including 21 clients, 19 caregivers, and 25 professionals. Measures Semi‐structured one‐on‐one interviews were used to collect data. Data analysis consisted of three stages: open, axial, and selective coding. Data analysis, data collection, and sampling were conducted through the constant comparative analysis process. Results Two categories were generated as positive and negative intervening conditions of HBHC services. Eight positive effects and nine negative effects were generated from the data. Conclusions Several positive and negative intervening conditions were found in this study to affect the delivery of HBHC. Government support and several limitations regarding HBHC services quality should be noticed and improved.

The purpose of this study was to explore the influencing factors in the substantive theory of home care for people with schizophrenia in Taiwan. The grounded theory of Strauss and Corbin approach was used. Semi-structured one-to-one in-depth interviews were utilized to collect data. Constant comparative analysis continued during the open, axial and selective coding processes until data saturation occurred. Participants were selected using theoretical sampling, and the final sample in this study consisted of a total of 29 community nurses (18 public health nurses and 11 home health nurses) who provided community mental health home-visiting services. The public health nurses and home health nurses both conducted a total of 16 (eight carers and eight clients) home visits. Four categories and 12 subcategories of influencing factors were identified; these factors have both positive and negative effects on nursing roles and the functions of public health nurses in the mental health home-visiting service in Taiwan. The influencing factors identified support the importance of home care services.

The recommendations based on the findings of this study can be used as a guide to improve the delivery of hospital-based home care services to community-dwelling clients with severe mental illness and their carers.