Study title

Practices of public service provision of adult incontinence pads in Finland 2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3728

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3728
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3728

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Lahtinen, Tuulia (Tampere University)

Abstract

The data survey the public service provision of adult incontinence pads in Finnish medical supply distribution. The data was collected as part of the project "The pad project: Examining emergent un/sustainabilities of care".

At the beginning of the questionnaire, respondents were asked whether they had received any specialist training in incontinence and what proportion of their work involved in the distribution of incontinence supplies. The respondents were then asked how the distribution of medical supplies is organised in the municipality and what population base is served by the distribution of medical supplies. Further questions were asked about how customers can contact the medical supply distribution service, how the service is open during the week and whether the service provides customers with guidance on the use of incontinence protection.

The next question asked in more detail about the level of incontinence for which the municipality provides incontinence pads, how many incontinences pads the municipality provides, and how the distribution of care supplies works if the maximum number of incontinence pads is not sufficient for the client. In addition, information was requested about the incontinence pad models and how the client receives incontinence protection at home.

This was followed by questions about the patient information system recording practices for the distribution of medical supplies, followed by questions about the financial aspects of incontinence protection, such as the amount of money spent on free incontinence protection and the competitive tendering process for incontinence protection. Finally, respondents were asked to give their opinion on what is good and what are the challenges in the distribution of care products in their municipality.

Background variables included education level, job title, information on specialized training in incontinence protection and health care district.

Keywords

diseases; enuresis; faecal incontinence; health care facilities; health services; incontinence; symptoms; urinary incontinence

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Medication and treatment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Specific diseases, disorders and medical conditions (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

• Lahtinen, Tuulia (Tampere University)

Funders

• Academy of Finland
• Kone Foundation

Time Period Covered

2021

Collection Dates

2021-02-16 – 2022-01-20

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Employees working with incontinence protection in public service provision (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The online questionnaire was sent through the registry offices to every medical supply distributor in Finland.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

For identification reasons, the municipality variables have been removed from the data at FSD. In addition, information related to municipalities and other direct and indirect identifiers have been removed from the open-ended variables. Changes made by FSD are indicated by [square brackets].

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

Lahtinen, Tuulia (Tampere University): Practices of public service provision of adult incontinence pads in Finland 2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-09-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3728

Deposit Requirement

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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

Lahtinen, Tuulia (2022). Aikuisten inkontinenssisuojien hoitotarvikejakelu Suomessa. Pro Gradu-tutkielma. Hoitotiede, Tampereen yliopisto.

Vaittinen T., Asikainen E., Rajala A., Törnävä M. & Lahtinen T. (2021) Ekohyvinvointivaltion katveessa: Aikuisvaippojen puheenparret suomalaisessa hyvinvointivaltiossa. Alue ja ympäristö 50(2), 117-135. https://doi.org/10.30663/ay.109146