Volunteer work, Outdoor Activity and Wellbeing in older people - VOWMobility limitation causes difficulties entering outdoors without assistance and in the same time decreases quality of life. While emphasis in services provision for older people has shifted from institutional care…
Mobility recovery after hip fracture: Physical activity and rehabilitation program among community-dwelling older men and women recovering from hip fracture (ProMo) — Gerontologian tutkimuskeskus Mobility recovery after hip fracture: Physical activity and rehabilitation program among community-dwelling older men and women…
Muscle strength and power in old age: special emphasis on lower limb asymmetry, mobility and balance (Asymmetry) IRCTN34271567The aim is to study the functional consequences of lower limb muscle asymmetry to mobility, balance, falls and fear of falling of older…
Evergreen The purpose of this project is to describe changes in health and functioning among older people. Living conditions and life-style are studied as predictors health, functioning need of care and mortality. This multidisciplinary study includes several prospective arms. In…
Gerontology Research Center;PO Box 35, FI-40014 University of JyväskyläStreet Address: Rautpohjankatu 8Gerontology Research CenterPO Box 100FI-33014 University of TampereStreet Address: Arvo Ylpön katu 34 FI-33520 Tampere
The project aims to combine large-scale molecular databases and develop statistical models for the assessment of pathways linking molecular information to complex phenotype expressions such as hypertension. The resulting models are applied to data from monozygotics twins of the SAWES-study…
Globally and nationally one of the central questions at the heart of modern politics and policies is to how best support wellbeing of older people and meet their housing and care needs in the future. Housing, living environment and social…
Health and social care provided for the aged consist of a wide range of different types of services ranging from geriatric prevention to acute care and again to end-of-life care. Furthermore, it involves health and social care professionals at various…
New dynamic of longevity and the changing needs for services (COCTEL) / Marja Jylhä The purpose is to produce information about use and costs of health and social services among old people in the last two years of life and…
Vitality 90+ / Marja Jylhä The Vitality 90+ Study (in Finnish: Tervaskannot 90+) is a multidisciplinary project focusing on longevity and the oldest-old. The sub-projects address the biological basis of aging, predictors of health, functioning and longevity, old age as…
Towards a Two-speed Finland? / Pirjo Nikander, Kirsi Lumme-Sandt, Clas-Håkan Nygård Towards a Two-speed Finland? – Longer Working Life, Retirement Pathways and Inequality This research project focuses on the day-to-day life and agency of the elderly unemployed. Ageing and demographic…
MANage is a joint project of the School of Health Sciences and School of Social Sciences and Humanities. It investigates men’s ageing from the perspectives of individual experiences of physical ageing, and changing social relations. The project aims to explore…