23NKG symposiumehdotukset tulee lähettää syyskuun loppuun mennessä. Englanninkieliset ehdotukset miltä tahansa gerontologian osa-alueelta ovat tervetulleita. Tarkat ohjeet löytyvät 23NKG sivuilta. Gerontologian tutkimuskeskusPL 35, 40014 Jyväskylän yliopistoKäyntiosoite: Rautpohjankatu 8Gerontologian tutkimuskeskus33014 Tampereen yliopistoKäyntiosoite: Arvo Ylpön katu 34
Nonmanual workers and high educated live longer than manual workers and lower educated even at the age of 90 years or over. A doctoral student Linda Enroth at the Gerontology Research Center and School of Health Sciences in the University…
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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…
A recent study, conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä, shows that walk-friendly environmental design may provide opportunities for physical activity in old age. However, especially when mobility function starts to decline, it is important that…
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…
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29th August, 2013, University of Tampere Contentsaging and cognition, caregiving, human-computer interaction, older workers abilities, training, and functional assessment.Learning outcome:After the course students know the abilities of older people to use technology and can apply the knowledge in their research.Attendance:…
Very old people often need round-the-clock long-term care (LTC) in the last phase of life. As longevity is becoming more common, more people live the last years of life at very old age. The association of this change with use…
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…
The research conducted at the School of Health Sciences and the Gerontology Research Center in the University of Tampere found that the high-educated have better functioning and less cardiometabolic risk factors than people with low education. Educational differences in inflammatory…
Socioeconomic status is associated with health and functioning also among the oldest old adults. The results came from the Vitality 90+ study, the School of Health Sciences and Gerontology Research center, University of Tampere. The study was based on the…