Definition of care failure and an explanatory model of pathology of home care

: We defined and discussed care failure as a concept of failure in home care in this study.Care failure is defined as an explanatory model of the pathology of home care. In care failure, the patient and family confront on the subject of physical, psychological, socio-economic and spiritual problems simultaneously. Nursing care shortages caused by the care failure tend to get worsen if the vicious cycle is neglected. With minimal family-care capacity, home care easily results in care failure. We need, not only medical care but also an enhancement of nursing-care capacity for the treatment and prevention of care failure.