Study title

Experiences of Social and Health Services in Finland during COVID-19 Pandemic 2020

Dataset ID Number

FSD3465

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3465
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3465

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Valkendorff, Tiina (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The dataset consists of texts on experiences of visiting social and health services in Finland during the COVID-19 pandemic. The writers were people aged over 18 residing in Finland who had visited social and/or health services during the coronavirus pandemic. The described visits included all visits which the writers thought had been impacted by the coronavirus situation at the time, not only visits related to coronavirus infections or suspected infections.

The writing guidelines directed the writers to describe how the COVID-19 pandemic had affected their life, what had prompted them to contact social or health services during the pandemic, and how the coronavirus situation at the time had affected their experience of visiting social or health services. The writers were also asked how they would improve the functionality of social and health services in exceptional circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background information included the participant's gender, age group, and household composition, and the reason why they had visited social or health services during the pandemic. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

COVID-19; bacterial and virus diseases; diseases; health; health services; social services

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Public health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Valkendorff, Tiina (University of Helsinki)

Time Period Covered

2020-01 – 2020-07

Collection Dates

2020-04-21 – 2020-07-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged over 18 residing in Finland who had visited social and/or health services during the coronavirus pandemic

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based (Penna textual data collection tool)

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

15 files in TXT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were collected for the purposes of academic or literary expression. Some personal data essential for the reuse of the data, such as indirect identifiers referring to the writer, were purposely not removed. During archiving at FSD, identifiers were removed from two texts to prevent the identification of third persons.

18 responses were received. Two texts were removed from the archived data because the writer did not consent to the archiving of their text. Additionally, one response containing only the writer's background information was removed.

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

Valkendorff, Tiina (University of Helsinki): Experiences of Social and Health Services in Finland during COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-03-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3465

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The data may contain indirect identifiers. When publishing quotations from the data, users need to consider very carefully in each specific case what information needs to be removed or altered according to research ethical guidelines.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.