DDI description: Interviews with Care Workers 2018 DDI-kuvailu: Hoivatyöntekijöiden haastatteluja 2018 4050 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 1.0.0 Interviews with Care Workers 2018 [metadata]. Metadata version 1.0.0 (2026-09-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4050; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4050 FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), joiden tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons 1.0 Yleismaailmallinen (CC0 1.0) -lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) are licensed under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) är licensierade under en Creative Commons 1.0 Universiell (CC0 1.0) licens. Interviews with Care Workers 2018 Hoivatyöntekijöiden haastatteluja 2018 4050 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4050 10.60686/t-fsd4050 Hirvonen, Helena 0000-0002-5997-4606 Hämäläinen, Antti 0000-0002-8333-2726 Taipale, Sakari 0000-0001-8962-6226 In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. 312367, 336671 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Individual datasets

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 1.0 Hirvonen, Helena (University of Eastern Finland) & Hämäläinen, Antti (University of Jyväskylä) & Taipale, Sakari (University of Jyväskylä): Interviews with Care Workers 2018 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2026-06-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4050; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4050 care of the elderly digital technology elderly electronic equipment medical equipment and supplies nurses nursing care residential care of the elderly Social sciences Health care services and policies Information society Working conditions

The dataset consists of interviews with care professionals employed in intensive service housing units for older adults in Finland. The data examine the content of elder care work, the range of technologies used in care work, and the effects of different technologies on care practices. The interviewees included practical nurses, registered nurses, activity instructors, and an occupational therapist.

At the beginning of the interview, participants were asked to describe their career paths, typical working days, and both positive and demanding experiences in their work. The interviews also explored everyday interactions related to care work and the role of gender in care work. In addition, participants were asked to discuss challenges, decisions, and views concerning the care of older adults and the use of technologies. Particular attention was paid to how different devices and applications affect the smoothness of work processes, safety, and the everyday lives of care recipients.

Background information includes the interviewee's gender, occupation, age group, and information related to their family and work history.

 Finland Finland Individual Individual Care professionals employed in intensive service housing units for older adults in two Finnish cities Qualitative Cross-section CrossSection Hirvonen, Helena Hämäläinen, Antti Non-probability: Availability Nonprobability.Availability

Interviewees were recruited either via the cities' long-term care unit managers who produced a list of interviewees for the researchers, or through an open invitation that was circulated electronically via intensive service housing staff mailing lists. Participation was open to all interested individuals.

 Face-to-face interview Interview.FaceToFace Interview scheme and/or themes InterviewSchemeAndThemes Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. The data are checked and processed in detail. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Finnish Social Science Data Archive 25 interviews in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version. The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses. 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. Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi. The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data. For anonymisation purposes, the researchers removed all direct identifiers and strong indirect identifiers from the dataset. In addition, information concerning health and detailed descriptions of the work community and intensive service housing units have been removed. Exact ages, places of residence, family information, employment and education details, as well as information about residents of the intensive service housing units, hobbies, and leisure activities have been generalised to a broader level. The data has been further anonymized by removing location information, names that appeared in two transcripts, and one reference to a third party at FSD. In addition, anonymisation has been supplemented in accordance with the researcher's anonymisation plan. Changes made at FSD are marked with [[[triple square brackets]]]. Hirvonen, H., Tammelin, M., Hämäläinen, A., & Taipale, S. (2022). Group-based instant messaging in Finnish residential elder care work : taming the technology or vice versa?. New Technology, Work and Employment, 37(2), 231-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12221 Group-based instant messaging in Finnish residential elder care work : taming the technology or vice versa? 10.1111/ntwe.12221 Hämäläinen, A. (2022). The epistemological complexity of ideal care : long-term care professionals' perspectives. International Journal of Care and Caring, 6(4), 493-509. https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221x16382572220893 The epistemological complexity of ideal care : long-term care professionals' perspectives 10.1332/239788221x16382572220893 Hämäläinen, A., & Hirvonen, H. (2020). Electronic Health Records reshaping the socio-technical practices in Long-Term Care of older persons. Technology in society, 62, Article 101316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101316 Electronic Health Records reshaping the socio-technical practices in Long-Term Care of older persons 10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101316 Hämäläinen, A., Leinonen, E., & Era, S. (2024). Attunement as a practice of encountering dementia time in long-term eldercare work. Time and Society, 33(2), 170-190. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463x231215945 Attunement as a practice of encountering dementia time in long-term eldercare work 10.1177/0961463x231215945 Lappalainen, S. (2020). Hoitajana tehostetussa palveluasumisessa: Tarkastelussa alalle hakeutumisen syyt ja muutostoiveet. Jyväskylän yliopisto. Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos. Pro gradu -tutkielma. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202006224325 Hoitajana tehostetussa palveluasumisessa: Tarkastelussa alalle hakeutumisen syyt ja muutostoiveet URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202006224325 Tammelin, M., Hirvonen, H., Hämäläinen, A., & Hänninen, R. (2022). Sense of belonging in a digitalised care work community. In H. Hirvonen, M. Tammelin, R. Hänninen, & E. J. Wouters (Eds.), Digital Transformations in Care for Older People : Critical Perspectives (pp. 128-144). Routledge. Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003155317-11 Digital Transformations in Care for Older People : Critical Perspectives 10.4324/9781003155317-11