FSD3423 Substance Use Related Cases in Social and Health Services 2015
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Study title
Substance Use Related Cases in Social and Health Services 2015
Alternative Title
Survey of Intoxicant-related Cases 2015
Dataset ID Number
FSD3423
Persistent identifier
urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3423Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Abstract
The survey charted substance use related cases in social and health services on the second Tuesday of October in 2015. Professionals in social and health services recorded information on every client or patient who used the services on that day while intoxicated or because of some harm, such as an injury, relating to substance use, or were assessed by an employee to be a substance abuser. In 2015, information was collected from prisons and community sanctions offices in addition to social welfare and health care facilities.
First, the substances the client had used in the past 12 months (e.g. alcohol, cannabis, cocaine), their simultaneous polydrug use (the simultaneous or concurrent use of two or more substances within a short time period) and whether they had ever during their life injected drugs were charted. The primary reason for using social and health services (e.g. injury, withdrawal symptoms, substance abuse problems) and the services provided to the client (e.g. helping with life management problems, intervention, detoxication) were surveyed. The occurrence of threatening or violent behaviour by the client in the facility was also examined, and mental health problems unrelated to substance use as well as gambling problems were charted.
Next, the questionnaire contained some questions directed only at either outpatient care clients (questions 21-23) or inpatient care clients (question 24). The questions concerning outpatient care clients focused on, for example, whether they had made an appointment beforehand and the time used on the services provided to them. The question concerning inpatient care (overnight care) clients examined the length of the client's continuous treatment at the time of data collection (e.g. 1-3 days, over a month, 6-12 months).
Background variables included the language and collection mode of the questionnaire, mode of data entry, location and region (NUTS3) of the facility and type of the facility as well as the client's gender, location and region (NUTS3) of residence, marital status, age group, economic activity and occupational status, housing tenure and whether they had children under 18 years of age.
Keywords
drug abuse; health services; social problems; social services; substance use
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Substance Use Related Cases in Social and Health ServicesDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.
Data Collector
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Time Period Covered
2015
Collection Dates
2015-10-13
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
Clients or patients who used social or health services in social welfare and health care facilities, prisons and community sanctions offices during the specified day of data collection (the second Tuesday of October) while intoxicated or because of some harm, such as an injury, relating to substance use, or were assessed by an employee to be a substance abuser
Time Method
Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based
Sampling Procedure
Total universe/Complete enumeration
The questionnaire was sent to social welfare and health care facilities, prisons and community sanctions offices for which address information was available. Additionally, address information was collected from different registers, health care districts, the largest municipalities and other service providers (such as A-kilta associations that provide peer support to recovering substance addicts). The final database contained information on 11,660 facilities. The questionnaire was filled out by those social and health service employees who encountered clients or patients that fulfilled the criteria during the specified day of data collection. The information was collected in cooperation with the client/patient.
Collection Mode
Face-to-face interview: Paper-and-pencil (PAPI)
Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Data File Language
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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.
FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.
Data Version
1.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
The data contain response options added by the researcher that were not included in the questionnaire.
To prevent identification of individuals, the client's year of birth, the municipality where the facility was located and the client's municipality of residence have been removed from the data. Variable [ika] denoting the age group of the client was categorised into five-year groups at FSD. Responses indicating the municipality where the facility was located and the client's municipality of residence were classified at FSD, resulting in variables [ykskuno] and [askuno] denoting the location of the facility and the client's residence in the 11 largest municipalities in Finland. Other variables, such as [tyyppi1] denoting the type of the facility and various regional variables (e.g. NUTS3 regions of the facility's location and client's residence), were categorised by the researcher. Additionally, open-ended responses to the following variables were not delivered for archiving at FSD: type of the facility, housing tenure, used substances and primary reason for using the social and health services. The open-ended responses left in the data were reviewed and responses containing direct or indirect identifiers were removed.
Weighting
There are no weight variables in the data.
Citation Requirement
The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.
Bibliographical Citation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare: Substance Use Related Cases in Social and Health Services 2015 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-06-09). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3423
Deposit Requirement
Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.
Disclaimer
The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.
Related Materials
Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (2020). Päihdetapauslaskenta. https://thl.fi/fi/tutkimus-ja-kehittaminen/tutkimukset-ja-hankkeet/paihdetapauslaskenta. [viitattu 17.6.2020].
Related Publications
Kuussaari, K., Karjalainen, K., & Niemelä, S. (2019). Mental health problems among clients with substance use problems: a nationwide time-trend study. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01753-3. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 1-10.
Mäkelä, N., Partanen, A., Alho, H., Kuussaari, K. (2019). Opioidikorvaushoidossa olevien erottuminen muista päihteiden käytön takia asioivista. Lääkärilehti 9/2019 vsk 74, 545-549. Raitasalo, K.-M., & Kuussaari, K. Vanhempien päihdeongelma usein huostaanoton taustalla. Tiimi 3/2018.
Samposalo, H., Kuussaari, K., Hirschovits-Gerz, T., Kaukonen, O., Partanen, A. & Vorma, H. (2018). Tarpeenmukaiset palvelut kaikille? Päihdeasiakkaat sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon palveluissa Kaakkois-Suomen ja Lapin alueilla. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 83 (2018):1, 50-61.
Kuussaari, K., Tourunen, J., Knuuti, U., Lind, H. & Ämmälä, A. J. (2017). Rikosseuraamusyksiköiden päihdeasiakkaiden tausta, päihteidenkäyttö ja heille annetut palvelut. A-klinikkasäätiö. Tietopuu: Katsauksia ja näkökulmia 4/2017.
Kuussaari, K., Karjalainen, K., Kataja, K., & Hakkarainen, P. (2017). Sekakäyttäjät sosiaali-ja terveydenhuollon palveluissa. 133:2152-60.
Kuussaari, K., Kaukonen, O., Partanen, A., Samposalo, H., & Vorma, H. (2017). Päihdepalveluiden rakenteen ja työnjaon maakunnittaiset erot vuonna 2015. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 82(2017):3, 262-273.
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