Opioid Epidemic Provider and Client Experiences in New York State, 2017-2022

92 interviews, 78 focus group participants, and participant observation data examine how burdens on substance-use disorder providers affect client services. Researchers from QDR Harvested Dataverse collected qualitative data from New York State providers and clients between November 2017 and April 2022. The shared data consists of selected de-identified quotes from interviews, focus groups, and observational notes.

Use Cases

• Analyze themes of provider burdens based on de-identified quotes from interviews and focus groups.
• Study the impact of COVID-19 policy changes on service provision based on data collected in summer 2020.
• Map the translation of policy into client experience based on participant observation notes from meetings and facility tours.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over 4 years, from November 2017 to April 2022.
• Includes perspectives from 92 interviewed providers and 78 focus group participants.
• Combines multiple qualitative methods: interviews, participant observation at 8 meetings and 7 tours, and 8 focus groups.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The full transcripts are not shared; the dataset consists only of selected de-identified quotes.

Provenance

Source

Zuber, Katie; QDR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Open-ended interviews, participant observation, and focus groups.

Time Range

November 30, 2017 to April 26, 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-20 19:58:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State (urban, suburban, and rural)