KONEen säätiön ja Työsuojelurahaston rahoittama hanke Kohti kaksitahti-Suomea: Työurien pidennys, eläköitymisen polut ja eriarvoistuva vanhuus sai laajaa näkyvyyttä eri medioissa joulukuussa 2015. Hanke on tehnyt mediayhteistyötä YLEn toimittaja Tiina Merikannon kanssa jo suunnitteluvaiheesta lähtien ja tämä yhteistyö myös jatkuu myös…
GEREC has joined an EU-funded COST-action network COST-action network (European Cooperation in Science and Technology IS1402) that focuses on ageism, the generation of joint research projects and on increasing awareness of the topic of ageism on various levels. The COST-action…
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…
Resilience and external support as modifiers of the disablement outcome In our study we have defined active ageing on an individual level. Active ageing means wellness promotion according to one’s individual goals, abilities and opportunities.As the first phase of the…
PhD Leena Forma is studying the effects of age and closeness of death on use and costs of hospital and long-term care. The research council for health in Academy of Finland has awarded for Forma 3-years funding for postdoctoral research.…
The International Journal of Ageing and Later Life (IJAL) serves an audience interested in social and cultural aspects of ageing and later life development As such, the Journal welcomes contributions that aim at advancing the theoretical and conceptual debate on…
Alla on yleiskatsaus sivuston sisällöstä. Näet kohteen kuvauksen pitämällä hiiren kohdistinta kohteen päällä hetken ajan.
Vision and hearing problems reduce the active participation of older people in various events and activities. This was observed in two studies carried out by the Gerontology Research Center. Sensory problems reduce older adults’ social activity Vision and hearing problems…
Professor Sarianna Sipilä from GEREC, University of Jyvaskyla is a partner in the PANINI network which received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant. There will be a total of 11 available PhD studentships in the PANINI network across European Partners.
Info Virhe Virhe Käyttäjätunnus Salasana Salasana hukassa? Jos et syystä tai toisesta muista salasanaasi, tilaa salasana sähköpostitse. 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…
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…