Aineiston nimi

Interviews with Care Workers 2018

Aineistonumero

FSD4050

Pysyvät tunnisteet

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4050
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4050

Aineiston laatu

Kvalitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Hirvonen, Helena (University of Eastern Finland)
• Hämäläinen, Antti (University of Jyväskylä. Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care)
• Taipale, Sakari (University of Jyväskylä. Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care)

Sisällön kuvaus

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.

Asiasanat

care of the elderly; digital technology; elderly; electronic equipment; medical equipment and supplies; nurses; nursing care; residential care of the elderly

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Information society (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Working conditions (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Kerääjät

• Hirvonen, Helena (University of Eastern Finland)
• Hämäläinen, Antti (University of Jyväskylä. Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care)

Rahoittajat

• Academy of Finland (312367, 336671)

Ajallinen kattavuus

2018

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2018-09 – 2018-12

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland

Havainto/aineistoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

Care professionals employed in intensive service housing units for older adults in two Finnish cities

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Cross-section

Havainto/aineistoyksiköiden valinta

Non-probability: 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.

Aineistonkeruun tekniikka

Face-to-face interview

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Interview scheme and/or themes

Aineiston määrä

25 interviews in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Datatiedostojen kieli

Aineisto sisältää datatiedostoja seuraavilla kielillä: suomi.

Kvalitatiiviset aineistot ovat saatavilla vain alkuperäiskielellä, niitä ei käännetä.

Datan versio

1.0

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

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]]].

Viittausvaatimus

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.

Malliviittaus

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

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

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

Varaumat

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

Julkaisut aineistosta

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

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

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

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

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

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