Substance Use Related Cases in Social and Health Services 2003

Substance Use Related Cases in Social and Health Services 2003

Description

The survey charted substance use related cases in social and health services on the second Tuesday of October in 2003. Professionals in social and health services recorded information on every client or patient who used the services on that day while intoxicated or because of some harm, such as an injury, relating to substance use, or were assessed by an employee to be a substance abuser. First, the substances the client had used (e.g. alcohol, cannabis, cocaine) as well as whether they had injected any drugs were charted. The occurrence of threatening or violent behaviour by the client in the social welfare or health care facility was examined, and mental health problems unrelated to substance use as well as gambling problems were surveyed. Next, the questionnaire contained some questions directed only at either outpatient care clients (questions 15-21) or inpatient care clients (questions 22-23). The questions aimed at outpatient care clients focused on, for example, whether they had made an appointment beforehand, what services were provided to them (e.g. advice, clinical procedure, therapeutic discussion) and the time used on the services. The questions aimed at inpatient care (overnight care) clients examined the length of the client's continuous treatment at the time of data collection (e.g. 1-3 days, over a month, 6-12 months) and the reason why the services required by the client were not provided as outpatient care (e.g. seriousness of injury, mental illness, preventing domestic violence). Background variables included the region where the social welfare or health care facility was located (NUTS3) and type of the facility as well as the client's gender, region of residence (NUTS3), marital status, age group, economic activity and occupational status, socio-economic status and housing tenure.
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Year of publication

2020

Authors

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) - Creator

Sosiaali- ja terveysalan tutkimus- ja kehittämiskeskus (STAKES) - Creator

Tietoarkisto - Publisher

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Fields of science

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES

Language

Finnish

Open access

Restricted access

License

Other (Not Open)

Keywords

terveyspalvelut, drug abuse, Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking, General health and well-being, päihdehuolto, päihdeongelmat, päihdetyö, päihteet, Päihteiden käyttö ja tupakointi, social problems, social services, sosiaaliset ongelmat, substance use, Yleinen terveydentila ja hyvinvointi, palvelut, Sosiaalipalveluiden käyttö ja saatavuus, Specific social services: use and availability, sosiaalipalvelut, health services, laitospalvelut, ongelmakäyttö, avopalvelut
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