Study title

Music in Finnish Health Care Settings 2018-2019: Interviews

Dataset ID Number

FSD3589

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3589

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Koivisto, Taru (University of the Arts Helsinki)

Abstract

The dataset consists of interviews on community musicians' work in Finnish health care settings. The interviews were conducted with community musicians, health care professionals, patients, people close to the patients, and other professionals in the cultural field. The data were collected as part of the ArtsEqual project funded by the Academy of Finland's Strategic Research Council (ID: 314223/2017). Additional funding was received from various private foundations, such as the Oskar Öflund Foundation, Paulo Foundation, Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation, and Alfred Kordelin Foundation.

The interviews examined, among other topics, the significance of the work of community musicians in health care settings such as hospitals and interactions between people through music. Patients and health care professionals were asked about their views and experiences on music performances in a hospital environment and the significance of community musicians in that setting. The musicians were asked to describe their work in a hospital environment, how they had taken up this line of work, and their views on the future of music in health care settings. Other professionals in the cultural field were asked about projects related to community music and the organisation of community music activities. Main themes in the interviews included descriptions of community music activities, multi-professional cooperation, the interviewees' own relationship with music, and interactions between people through music and arts.

Background information included the interviewee's gender, age group, occupation, workplace, and region of residence. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

arts; culture; health care facilities; hospital services; music; music events; musicians

Topic Classification

• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• General health and well-being (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

• Koivisto, Taru (University of the Arts Helsinki)

Collection Dates

• 2018-09-01 – 2018-10-31
• 2018-12 – 2019-12

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Community musicians working in two hospitals, health care professionals, patients and people close to them, and other professionals in the cultural field, such as administrative employees of cultural institutions and music therapists.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Non-probability: Respondent-assisted

The musicians and other professionals were selected for the research project through purposive and respondent-assisted (snowball) sampling. For musicians, the criteria for being selected included a music or music-related vocational degree, specialisation education in cultural well-being/community music, and several years of experience working in health care settings. The patients and the people close to them were selected through purposive sampling in cooperation with the health care professionals.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

19 interviews in ODT file 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

To prevent identification of participants, the researcher removed direct and indirect identifiers, such as person names, names of municipalities and fields of education, rare occupations, and references to third parties, from the data. Anonymisations by the researcher are marked with [square brackets]. Additionally, other indirect identifiers, such as project and organisation names and specific descriptions of the interviewee's work or life, were removed or coarsened at FSD. In some cases, information on the interviewee's gender, age or occupation was removed to prevent identification. Changes made at FSD are marked with [[double square brackets]].

The archived data do not include professional autobiographies or observation diaries.

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

Koivisto, Taru (University of the Arts Helsinki): Music in Finnish Health Care Settings 2018-2019: Interviews [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2022-06-02). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3589

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 Publications

Koivisto, T.-A. (2021). Making our way through the deep waters of life: Music practitioners' professional work in neonatal intensive care units. In. H. Westerlund & H. Gaunt (Eds.), Expanding professionalism in music and higher music education - A changing game (pp. 115-128). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003108337-10

Koivisto, T.-A. (2022). Healthcare musicians and musico-emotional work: An in-depth case study within the context of end-of-life care. Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy. First view.

Koivisto, T.-A., Lehikoinen, K., Lapio, P., Lilja-Viherlampi, L.-M. & Salanterä, S. (2020). Culture and the Arts in Hospitals and Other Health Service Organisations. [Kulttuuri ja taide sairaalassa ja muissa terveyspalveluissa]. ArtsEqual Policy Brief 1/2020. Helsinki: University of the Arts Helsinki.

Laukkanen, A., Jaakonaho, L., Fast, H. & Koivisto, T.-A. (2021). Negotiating boundaries: Reflection on the ethics of arts-based and artistic research in care contexts. Arts&Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice.

Koivisto, T.-A., & Laes, T. (2022). Music professionalism promoting gerotranscendence: An instrumental case study of healthcare musicians in an eldercare hospital. International Journal of Music Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/02557614221087340

Koivisto, T.-A. 2022. The (un)settled space of healthcare musicians: hybrid music professionalism in the Finnish healthcare system. [Doctoral dissertation. Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki]. Studia Musica 89. Taju Repository Uniarts Helsinki. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-329-264-2