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…
Sosiaalista osallistumista pidetään terveyttä ylläpitävänä toimintana, mutta on epäselvää miksi näin on. Lisäselvyyttä asiaan saatiin Gerontologian tutkimuskeskuksessa tohtorikoulutettava Katja Pynnösen toteuttamassa tutkimuksessa, jossa todettiin liikkumiskyvyn selittävän osaltaan sosiaalisen aktiivisuuden ja kuolleisuuden välistä yhteyttä iäkkäillä miehillä ja naisilla. Sosiaalista osallistumista pidetään…
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…
Life-Space Mobility in Older People (LISPE) LISPE is a prospective cohort study that was conducted in 2011-2015. The purpose of the study was to examine among older people how home and neighborhood characteristics, individuals’ health, functioning and personal goals influence…
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…
Equality of participation in physical activity in old age (Equal-Part) / Merja Rantakokko According to Finnish Sports Act, all Finnish residents should have an equal opportunity for physical activity, regardless of their age or health status. In the present study,…
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…
Promoting safe walking among older people: Physical and cognitive training intervention among older community-dwelling sedentary or moderate physically active men and women (PASSWORD) Promoting safe walking among older people: Physical and cognitive training intervention among older community-dwelling sedentary or moderate…
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…
Estrogen Regulation of Muscle Apoptosis (ERMA-study) / Vuokko Kovanen and Eija Laakkonen Female steroid hormone mediated regulation of apoptosis as a mechanism of muscle aging and sarcopenia ERMA is a multidisciplinary study defined to reveal, how hormonal differences over the…
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…
Risk of metabolic dysfunction in middle aged women: systemic and intracrine estrogen and microRNAs as mediating factors (EsmiRs) / Eija Laakkonen Aging and specifically menopausal transition (cessation of ovarian estradiol) may greatly increase fat accumulation and the risk of several…