M.Sc. Lotta Palmberg defended her doctoral dissertation in Gerontology and Public Health “Associations of sleep characteristics and fatigue with activity patterns and unmet physical activity need in old age” on October 29th. The doctoral dissertation was held in Finnish. Doctoral…
M.Sc. Kaisa Koivunen defends her doctoral dissertation in Gerontology and Public Health “Resilience in old age: physical performance and psychosocial factors in changing sociohistorical contexts and as resources in adversities” on October 22nd. The doctoral dissertation is held in Finnish.…
M.Sc. Tuuli Suominen defends her doctoral dissertation in Gerontology and Public Health "Adaptive Responses of Aging Bone to Physical Exercise: Masters Athletes and Patients with Hip Fracture as a Research Model" on June 18th 2021. Opponent Docent Toni Rikkonen (University…
M.Sc. (Tech) Kirsi Keskinen defends her doctoral dissertation in Gerontology and Public Health "Features of Physical Environment, Walking Difficulty, and Physical Activity in Old Age" on June 11st. The doctoral dissertation is held in Finnish. Doctoral Thesis has been published…
TtM, PsM Hannele Polun gerontologian ja kansanterveyden väitöskirja ”Associations of hearing difficulties, life-space mobility, quality of life and depressive symptoms among older adults” tarkastetaan Jyväskylän yliopistossa 29.5.2020 klo 12.00 alkaen. Vastaväittäjänä toimii professori Sirpa Hartikainen (Itä-Suomen yliopisto) ja kustoksena professori…
Eräs tämän hetken tärkeimmistä yhteiskuntapoliittisista kysymyksistä on, miten sovittaa yhteen ansiotyö ja kodin piirissä tehtävä hoiva. Tiina Sihdon väitöstutkimus paljastaa, että monet paikalliset tekijät, kuten kunnallinen hoivapolitiikka, vaikuttavat työn ja hoivan yhteensovittamiseen ja vahvistavat naisille perinteisesti lankeavaa hoivaroolia. Tutkimuksessaan Sihto…
MSc Tiia Kekäläinen defended her doctoral dissertation in Gerontology and Public Health "Leisure activities and well-being in midlife and older age: with special reference to physical activity and resistance training". The opponent was Professor Ossi Rahkonen (University of Helsinki) and…