Geographic characteristics, outdoor mobility and physical activity in old age (GEOage) Physical activity, especially walking, plays an important role in maintaining function in old age. Unimpeded mobility in older people’s living environment is a prerequisite for staying autonomous, for meaningful…
The aim of this controlled clinical intervention study was to 1) plan an evidence based model to increase functional capacity of nursing home residents 2) study the effects of individually tailored activity program on residents’ functional capacity and 3) use…
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,…
Doctoral thesis (Evergreen) Cheng, Sulin. Bone mineral density and quality in older people. Studies in Sport, Physical Education and Health, 34, University of Jyväskylä. ISBN951-34-0300-9, 1994Rantanen, Taina. Maximal isometric strength in older adults ‑ Cross‑national comparisons, background factors and association with…
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…