Life-space mobility reflects an individual’s opportunities to participate in society. A recent study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä demonstrates that older individuals with more restricted life-space mobility had higher chances of becoming dependent on…
Older people have many kinds of goals in their lives, most commonly related to health, independent living, close relationships, and different activities. However, based on a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä, older women…
2.04 M€ for aging research to the University of Jyväskylä Active ageing: beyond the same old story. ERC Advanced Grant Funding of 2.04 Million € over 5 years.All too often, policy makers consider active ageing as disability prevention and a…
Visiting scientist MD, PhD Timo Hinrichs has won the Vontobel prize for ageing research awarded by the University of Zürich for his research paper "Inverse effects of midlife occupational and leisure time physical activity on mobility limitation in old age…
A study published by the University of Jyväskylä, Gerontology Research Center found that hearing loss has wide-ranging impacts not only on older people’s ability to communicate, but also on their ability to move about and participate in different hobbies and…
Ilkka Pietilä has been invited to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Ageing Studies. The Editor of the journal is Professor Jay Gubrium. There are two earlier members from GEREC in the Editorial Board, Outi Jolanki and Pirjo Nikander.
The project receives funding from Prime Minister’s Office (VN-TEAS, tietokayttoon.fi), 248.000€. Duration of the project is 6/2016 – 2/2017. The central goal of the ASUVA-project is to map international and national innovative housing models, which promote a sense of community…
Low weight at birth increased the risk of disability pension among men, reveals a new Finnish study published in the PLoS One. Around 20% of the cohort members born in 1934–44 retired on a disability pension between 1971 and 2011.…
The use of sheltered housing with 24-hour assistance, a community long-term care service, has increasingly replaced institutional long-term care in the past years in Finland. In institutional care, the medicine costs are included in the regular monthly fee and covered…
The Academy of Finlands´Rezsearch Council for Health has granted funding for two research project in GEREC for years 2015-2019 Marja Jylhä (UTA): The longevity revolution- implications for the need and costs of health and social careOlder people need care services…
Dissertation: 17.2.2017 Walking, physical activity, and life-space mobility among older people (Tsai) TtM Li-Tang Tsain defends her doctoral dissertation in Gerontology and Public Health ”Walking, physical activity and life-space mobility among older people”. Opponent, Adjunct Professor, Academy Researcher Sari Stenholm…
A pleasant environment with parks, green areas and walking routes can promote mobility among older community-dwelling individuals found a study conducted at GEREC. “Older people who have outdoor recreational facilities, such as walking routes located near their homes, are more…