FSD2179 Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2000: Joint Authorities
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Jylhäsaari, Jussi (University of Vaasa)
Abstract
The survey focused on primary health care in Finland, how Finnish municipalities organise, produce and manage the services, what kind of changes have been made, and what are the strategies for the future. This survey was aimed at municipalities which organise health services in co-operation with other municipalities, through joint authority. Similar surveys were conducted in 1997 and 2003.
Questions covered primary health care service provision, and purchasing and competitive tendering of services. The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements pertaining to health care resources and facilities, public health work, and the joint authority. One topic pertained to hospital districts in Finland. Health care development strategies and plans were studied. Further questions covered the use of client satisfaction surveys and dental care.
Keywords
community health services; dental care; development; health care costs; health care facilities; health professionals; health services; hospital districts; hospital services; joint authorities; local government services; medical care; medical centres; medical specialists; physicians; resources; strategies
Topic Classification
health sciences; local government studies (FSD Topics Classification)
government, political systems and organisations; health policy (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Restrictions
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes. FSD's access application procedure.
Data Collector
Jylhäsaari, Jussi (University of Vaasa)
Data Producer
Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
Collection Date
October 2000
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Geographic unit (Municipality)
Universe
Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)
Sampling Procedure
Two-stage stratified sampling in selecting project municipalities.
The project municipalities were selected separately from those with less than 10,000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10,000 inhabitants (19 municipalities). The selection aimed to be representative within both groups in relation to all municipalities with the same population size. Large municipalities were over-represented because 70% of the Finnish population lives in large municipalities. Representativeness criteria included regional location, age and education of the population, industry structure, municipal economy parameters, political situation and variables related to municipal policy. The selected municipalities form a small scale model of all Finnish municipalities. The Åland Islands municipalities were excluded because of special features resulting from Åland's autonomy.
The questionnaire was sent to the heads of health services in municipalities which organise their primary health services in co-operation with other municipalities (N=24). All of the municipalities responded. After the questionnaires were returned, a short (5-15 minutes) telephone interview was conducted. The purpose of this interview was to complete missing answers, elaborate on vague questions, and to pose questions arising from the responses.
Collection Mode
Postal survey
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
100%
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Collection Size
Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats.
Data version
1.0 (15.3.2007)
Other Material
Questionnaire: pdf file in Finnish
Related Studies
FSD2177 Finnish Local Government 2004 : Primary Health Care 1997
FSD2178 Finnish Local Government 2004 : Primary Health Care 2000 : Local Authorities
FSD2180 Finnish Local Government 2004 : Primary Health Care 2003 : Local Authorities
FSD2181 Finnish Local Government 2004 : Primary Health Care 2003 : Joint Authorities
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The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data. The bibliographic citation may be in the form required by the publication, or in the form suggested by the archive.
Bibliographical Citation
Jylhäsaari, Jussi: Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2000: Joint Authorities [computer file]. FSD2179, version 1.0 (2007-03-15). Helsinki: Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities [producer]. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2007.
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The archive must be informed of all publications where the data have been used.
Disclaimer
The depositor and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
Related Publications
Jylhäsaari, Jussi (2001). Perusterveydenhuollon toimintamallit ja strategiset valinnat. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi2004 -tutkimuksia; 29 & Acta nro 138.
