Workload, work ability and sickness absence in the food industryThe overall purpose is monitoring data to find out how the work load and the atmosphere of the work community affect work ability, presenteeism and sickness absence in one of the…
Early physical development and growth and work career as determinants of old age health and functioning – A life course epidemiology approach (DEWOAGE) Life course epidemiology in aging Early physical development and growth and work career as determinants of old…
The chain providing services for people aged over 70 and their families is typically experienced as complicated and inadequate. Also the implementation of the professional geriatric care often leaves room for improvements. As well as identifying the older people who…
MANage – a research project on men and ageing 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,…
In the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS) the development of the same individuals (born in 1959) has been followed from age 8 to 50. The follow-ups have been conducted at 6–8-year intervals. The next data collection…
Vitality 90+ 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 an individual experience,…
Images of ageing Prevailing images of older people and old age as a phase of life construct attitudes towards older people by younger generations, but has also a role of how older people are thinking about themselves. Stereotypical ideas based…
Doctoral thesis (Asymmetry) Erja Portegijs. Asymmetrical lower-limb muscle strength deficit in older people. Studies in Sport, Physical Education and Health, nr 129, Jyväskylä, University of Jyväskylä. Dissertation. 2008. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-3292-3 Gerontology Research Center;PO Box 35, FI-40014 University of JyväskyläStreet Address: Rautpohjankatu…
Individual and work-related predictors of dynamic retirement and active ageing (Dynamo) Individual and work-related predictors of dynamic retirement and active ageing (Dynamo)This study combines research in health, personality development, work, and gerontology, in an effort to better understand how childhood…
Are psychosocial symptoms and self-rated health early and shared risk factors for physical disability and cognitive decline in old age? (PSCog) Are psychosocial symptoms and self-rated health early and shared risk factors for physical disability and cognitive decline in old…
Hormonal aging as a regulator of skeletal muscle health and muscle-fat interaction in aging womenInfiltration of fat into the women’s muscle tissue increases during and after menopause. Postmenopausal women are also predisposed to metabolic disorders and functional declines. The hormonal…