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Community-based Mental Health Rehabilitation of Young Adults 2010-2012: Staff Meetings
The data consist of transcripts of 27 staff team meetings in units providing rehabilitaion services to young people suffering from serious mental disorders in Finland. Team meetings were unofficial discussions where staff members discussed individual clients, their well-being and progress during the rehabilitation programme, and how to best help them. In the transcriptions,...
The National SOM Survey Cumulative Dataset
In order to identify how the evolution of society affects Swedes’ attitudes and behaviour, the SOM Institute started its National SOM study in 1986. National SOM addresses three areas - society, opinions and mass media - and consists of a large number of questions related to politics, society, media and social background, but their areas of focus differ. Every year, the...
Sociobarometer 2018
The sociobarometer is a wide-ranging survey charting expert opinion on the welfare of Finnish citizens and the present state of welfare services in Finland. The 2018 sociobarometer is a special sociobarometer survey which charts the effects of the health and social services reform (sote reform) and the 2017 reform where responsibility for granting basic social assistance was...
Tampere Praksis: Adult Social Work Clients' Views on Applying for Social Assistance 2018
This dataset consists of four interviews with adult social work clients in Tampere, Finland. Themes of the interviews included applying for basic social assistance, importance of social assistance for personal finances, and the role of their appointed social worker. The data were collected after the transfer of the responsibility for granting basic social assistance from...
Municipal Treatment of Gambling Addicts 2006: Municipalities
The aim of this survey was to chart the treatment of gambling addicts in Finnish municipalities. The respondents were asked to name municipal services addressing gambling problems and indicate if there was a special service point for gambling addicts or their relatives in their municipality. Some questions pertained to taking gambling addicts into account in the municipal...
Checking Out: Exploring the Impact of Poverty on End of Life and Bereavement Through Interviews with Bereaved Individuals With Lived Experience and Professionals Working in Low-Income Communities in the UK, 2020-2021
The Checking Out project is a small qualitative study exploring attitudes towards, and experiences of, death and dying in low-income communities in the UK. The aims of the project are to explore the notion of ‘a good death’ within low-income communities, to understand the impact of poverty on experiences of end of life and bereavement and to advance understanding of the ways...
Work, Learning and Wellbeing, 2021-2022
Is it possible to change working practices so that workers are happier, more productive and absent less often? How can growing numbers of older workers best adapt to working later in life and find new jobs in changing labour markets? What lifelong learning opportunities do adults require in order to thrive in globalised and technologically advanced economy? What are the...
Promoting Social Inclusion in Housing with Care and Support for Older People in England and Wales, 2019-2021
This collection consists of the following mixed-methods data: 1) survey data generated from a survey of older people living in housing with care and support (collected 2019-20); 2) qualitative interview transcripts from interviews with 72 older people living in housing with care and support (cross-sectional and longitudinal interviews) (collected 2019-21); and 3) qualitative...
Innovative Participatory Methods in Health and Social Care: Academic and User-led Organisation Partnerships as a Response to Changing Research Environments: 2021-2022
This project aimed to test and create new ways for researchers, disabled people and other health and social care service users to work in partnership so that research can (1) be shaped and informed by the experiences of service users (2) better meet service user needs (3) positively impact society.
The data could not be archived due to ethical considerations. Interview...
Impact of COVID-19 on Domiciliary Care Workers in Wales: The OSCAR Quantitative Study, 2016-2021
Occupational registration data was linked to anonymised electronic health records maintained by the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank in a privacy-protecting trusted research environment. We examined records for all linked care workers from 1st March 2016 to 30th November 2021.Domiciliary Care Workers (DCWs) are employed in both public and private sectors...
Children Caring on the Move (CCoM), 2019-2023
The Children Caring on the Move project has generated knowledge that both analyses and provides ways to address one of the greatest global challenges of our time: the care and well-being of children affected by transnational displacement and migration. This project offers insights into the care of unaccompanied migrant young people in England, starting from the premise that...
Governing the Climate Adaptation of Care Settings Dataset, 2022
The dataset consists of air temperatures recorded longitudinally and reported at hourly intervals using Hobo MX1101, Hobo MX1102A and Hobo MX2301 devices. The monitoring period covered 1st May 2022 to 30th September 2022 inclusive – the full non-heating season in England.
The devices were deployed in 30 care homes across England: eleven in Greater London, nine in the...
Everyday Bordering in the UK: The Impact on Social Care Practitioners and the Migrant Families With Whom They Work, 2020-2022
Data are transcripts based on focus groups and qualitative interviews with social care practitioners, and interviews with members of migrant families living in the UK. Practitioner data relates to focus groups, and some interviews, conducted at the start of the study which then informed the content of one-to-one ‘mid-point’ interviews with other practitioners. Professional...
Challenges and Practices in Promoting (Ageing) Employees Working Career in the Health Care Sector – Case Studies from Germany, Finland and the UK, 2017-2018
This is a series of semi-structured interview transcripts collected at two health and social care sector sites in the UK. This qualitative study analyses if and how organisations in three countries (Germany, Finland, and the UK) report similar challenges and how they support longer working careers in the HCS. Therefore, we conducted multiple case studies in care...
COVID-19: Burden and Impact in Care Homes: A Mixed Methods Study, 2020-2021
COVID-19 causes significant mortality in elderly and vulnerable people and spreads easily in care homes where one in seven individuals aged > 85 years live. However, there is no surveillance for infection in care homes, nor are there systems (or research studies) monitoring the impact of the pandemic on individuals or systems. Usual practices are disrupted during the...
Delivering Care at Home: Emerging Models and Their Implications for Sustainability and Wellbeing, 2018-2020
Homecare is sometimes characterised by poor employment practices which hamper good care, leading to degrading work practices and high turnover. The sector faces rising demand / staff costs, reductions in public funding and rationing of care by LAs, with more people making private arrangements, often without support . Experts claim home care needs a ‘relationship-centred...
Welfare State Futures: Our Children's Europe, 2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The WelfSOC project examines the aspirations, assumptions and priorities that govern the ideas of ordinary people about the future development of welfare in Europe.
Much current research is essentially backward-looking. Projections of how welfare states will develop are based largely on analysis of...
Health Survey for England, 2019
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at...
Impacts on Social Connections and Wellbeing of COVID-19 Policies in the Older Population, 2020-2021
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study aimed to explore the impacts of, and individual reaction to, government policies for self-isolation due to COVID-19 on the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study II (CFAS II) cohort*, and how that impacts on perceived loneliness and social networking and engagement. The study focused on...
Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2018-2019
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey Northern Ireland (HSNI) was commissioned by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland and the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) carried out the survey on their behalf. This survey series has been running on a continuous basis...
Health Survey for England, 2021
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at...
Scottish Islands Survey, 2023
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Islands Survey (2023) gathered views about different aspects of island life from Scottish island residents. The topics explored in the survey aligned with the objectives set out in the Scottish Government’s National Islands Plan (2019), including housing, transport, economic development...
Adapting Communication With Autistic Service Users: Co-Produced Adaptations for Medical Services, Employers, and the Third Sector, 2018
Autistic people have a greater need to access services (e.g., health and social care, welfare, justice, etc), yet face significant disadvantages when doing so, often due to poor two-way communication between service providers and service users. This study aimed to co-develop practical, evidence-based adaptations to facilitate communication between service providers and...
Improving wellbeing through urban nature: Qualitative interviews and analysis 2016-2019
IWUN (Improving Wellbeing through Urban Nature) was an interdisciplinary project taking a deep case study approach to the characteristics, perceptions, and management of parks and other natural spaces in Sheffield, a city of nearly 500,000 people in northern England. The project aimed to identify how ‘urban nature’ could contribute to mental wellbeing and what could be done...
Data from: Samen aan zet in Harderwijk: Integraal werken met cliënt en omgeving om effectief om te gaan met multiproblematiek
In this study, an intervention aiming to improve interprofessional collaboration, involving the social network, around citizens in multi-problem situations called "De Tafel Samen aan Zet" was investigated in the municipality of Harderwijk. Process and outcomes have been continuously monitored for two years (2018-2020) in a responsive evaluation.
Homelessness Work in Finland: Workshop Recordings 2020-2021
This dataset consists of transcribed recordings of workshops that focused on homelessness work and dealing with the challenges encountered by homelessness workers in Finland. The workshops were organised by the research group and attended by homelessness professionals. The data consist of the transcripts of 10 virtual workshops. The data were collected as part of the...
Municipal Treatment of Gambling Addicts 2006: Service Points
The aim of this survey was to chart the treatment of gambling addicts in Finnish municipalities. This form delivered to service points charted how gambling problems and addictions were diagnosed. Views were probed on the frequency of gambling addicts turning up at the service point, manifestations of gambling problems in them, and the services offered to relatives of...
Children in Foster Care 1940-1990: Life Experiences 2018
The data consists of interviews with people who spent their childhood in foster care. In the interviews, the respondents talk extensively about their own childhood memories and life experiences. The interviewees were placed or fostered either in a foster family, children's home, reform school or other child protection institution between 1940 and 1990. First, the...
Social Workers' Experiences of Cooperation Between Disability Services and Child Protection Aftercare 2023-2024
A qualitative survey of social workers was carried out to find out their experiences of cooperation between social workers in disability services and child protection aftercare. The survey was intended for licensed and substitute social workers who have had clients who are young adults with both disability services and aftercare services. In addition to background questions,...
MODEM: A Comprehensive Approach to Modelling Outcome and Costs Impacts of Interventions for Dementia, 2014-2018
In the MODEM cohort study, three-hundred and seven people with clinically diagnosed dementia and their carers were recruited on a quota basis to provide equal numbers of people with mild (standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (sMMSE), n = 110), moderate (sMMSE 10–19, n = 100), and severe (sMMSE 0–9, n = 97) cognitive impairment. Participants had a medical diagnosis of...