A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Intervention for Social Work Clients with Children Facing Complex Financial Problems in Finland (FinSoc): A Study Protocol

Figures & data

Figure 1. The process of the study.

Figure 2. Development of the intervention.

Figure 3. Content of the intervention.

Table 1. Research questions and data collection strategies.

Questions	Datacollection
Feasibility Is this pilot RCT of the intervention feasible, and in whatway?	Recruitment and retention rates Interviews with professionals
Acceptability To what extent is the intervention satisfying and useful to social work clients and professionals?	Qualitative interviews with clients Qualitative interviews with professionals
Potential effectiveness How does the intervention meet its goals?	Pre-,post-and follow-upmeasuresof financial literacy economic self-efficacy financial anxiety

Table 2. Schedule of enrollment, intervention, and data collection.

Data availability statement

The data for this article consists of bibliographic references, which are included in the References section.

All data – quantitative and qualitative – that will be collected in this pilot project will be stored in accordance with the research ethics board procedures and requirements for storage and security of data. Electronic files will stored on the secure server of University of Turku, Finland, and files with participant identifying information will be password protected. Only the researchers of this study have access to the data. The data is sensitive and participants did not give written consent for their data to be shared publicly. Therefore, the data collected in this pilot project is not available to individuals outside the research project. All data will be stored for a period of 10 years.