Study title

Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2003: Joint Authorities

Dataset ID Number

FSD2181

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2181
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2181

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Isosaari, Ulla (University of Vaasa)

Abstract

The survey focused on primary health care in Finland, how Finnish municipalities organise, produce and manage the services, what kind of changes have been made, and what are the strategies for the future. This survey was aimed at municipalities which organise health services in co-operation with other municipalities, through joint authority. Similar surveys were conducted in 1997 and 2000.

Questions covered primary health care service provision, and purchasing and competitive tendering of services. The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements pertaining to health care resources and facilities, and the joint authority. One topic pertained to what kind of specialist health care services the joint authority provided, and how such services were organised. Health care development strategies and plans were studied. Further questions covered the use of family doctor system, use of client satisfaction surveys, dental care, division of tasks between doctors and nurses, and the role of the municipal committee responsible for health services.

Keywords

community health services; dental care; development; health care costs; health care facilities; health professionals; health services; hospital districts; hospital services; joint authorities; local government services; medical care; medical centres; medical specialists; physicians; resources; strategies

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government 2004

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Isosaari, Ulla (University of Vaasa)

Data Producers

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Time Period Covered

2003

Collection Dates

2003

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Political-administrative area (Municipality)

Universe

Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Two-stage stratified sampling in selecting project municipalities.

The project municipalities were selected separately from those with less than 10,000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10,000 inhabitants (19 municipalities). The selection aimed to be representative within both groups in relation to all municipalities with the same population size. Large municipalities were over-represented because 70% of the Finnish population lives in large municipalities. Representativeness criteria included regional location, age and education of the population, industry structure, municipal economy parameters, political situation and variables related to municipal policy. The selected municipalities form a small scale model of all Finnish municipalities. The Åland Islands municipalities were excluded because of special features resulting from Åland's autonomy.

The questionnaire was sent to the heads of health services in municipalities which organise their primary health services in co-operation with other municipalities (N=22). 19 municipalities responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

86

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2177 Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 1997

FSD2178 Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2000: Local Authorities

FSD2179 Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2000: Joint Authorities

FSD2180 Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2003: Local Authorities

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Isosaari, Ulla (University of Vaasa): Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2003: Joint Authorities [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2181

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Related Materials

Isosaari, Ulla (2004). Perusterveydenhuolto koetuksella. Tutkimus kunnallisesta perusterveydenhuollosta 1997-2003. Helsinki : Kuntaliitto. - (KuntaSuomi2004 -tutkimuksia; nro 47 & Acta nro 167).

Related Publications

Isosaari, Ulla (2004). Perusterveydenhuolto koetuksella. Tutkimus kunnallisesta perusterveydenhuollosta 1997-2003. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia; nro 47 & Acta nro 167.