Archived projects
University of Jyväskylä
The aim is to study the functional consequences of lower limb muscle asymmetry to mobility, balance, falls and fear of falling of older people with hip fracture history
This study examines the association of life-long vs. youth-time strength, speed and endurance training with later life functional capacity
The Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care (CoE AgeCare) is one of the 12 Centres of Excellence that the Academy of Finland has chosen for the period 2018-2025.
The primary aim of the COSMOS trial is to examine the effectiveness of the community-based health and physical activity counselling program in increasing life-space mobility and reducing the rate of falls in community-dwelling elderly people.
In this research project, we will study the retirement process entrepreneurs and the underlying personal, organizational and societal factors that are associated with the decision to transfer into retirement in micro and small-sized enterprises.
In this study, we examine the equal opportunities for physical activity are as they are perceived by the older individuals, focusing on self-reports of their current level of physical activity, willingness to increase the level of physical activity and opportunities for physical activity.
The purpose of this project is to describe changes in health and functioning among older people.
In this project we have a unique opportunity to study how experiences of the environment and behavior of older people are related to the physical environment in which they live.
The aim of the study is to investigate whether hearing difficulties influence older adults' social participation and life-space mobility. Life-space mobility describes the size of the spatial area where person moves as well as the frequency of travels in that area.
The purposes of the present program of research are 1) to develop a method to capture bodily movement of older people in free-living conditions, 2) to validate this method with respect to established assessments of quality of life, 3) to examine the trajectories of physical behaviour in free-living conditions among older people followed up for four years, and 4) to assess whether the trajectories of physical behaviour are reflected in changes of quality of life.
This project studies physical and cognitive functioning from life course perspective and aims to find out what are the roles of psychosocial and biological factors in terms of physical and cognitive decline.
The purpose of this study is to develop and investigate the effects of a year-long individually tailored and home-based rehabilitation program aiming to restore mobility and functional capacity after hip fracture.
The aim of the project is to study the decision-making processes on moving in old age and the experiences and patterns of housing transitions in old age.
Aim is first to identify the relative importance of muscle weakness in the European population in order to propose standards to define healthy ageing in order to identify age-related muscle weakness; secondly to identify molecular mechanisms and pathways which are responsible for this weakness and which may be targeted to combat age related muscle weakness, and thirdly to identify therapeutic strategies to prevent muscle loss and weakness, increase health span and enhance recovery following injury or immobilization.
Based on the existing retirement research, we will develop an application, which allows the ageing entrepreneur in micro and small-sized enterprises to assess the optimal timing of their exit from their business.
In this project we are using wearable technology and machine learning methodology to examine physical activity and internal load of exercise in older people.
In this project, we study where older adults are active, whether these places share common attributes, and how these places affect active aging and its change over time.
The aim is to improve understanding of detailed molecular and physiological mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of healthy muscles with advancing age in women more prone to age-related muscle wasting and associated problems than same age men.
The aim of this randomized single-blinded controlled cross-over trial is to study the feasibility and effects of a volunteer-assisted outdoor activity program on wellbeing of older people with severe mobility limitation.
The aim is to study how work, work ability, transitioning into retirement and life style predict active aging, wellbeing in old age and need of care in old age.
University of Tampere
In the project the effect of the symptoms on workability and especially the effect of exercise, is studied.
The aim of the Integrated Project GEHA is to identify genes involved in healthy aging and longevity, which allow individuals to survive to advanced old age in good cognitive and physical function and in the absence of major age-related diseases.
We examine the opportunities of using new technology to estimate the work load and how it effects the person working.
The aim is to promote work ability and work well-being among employees and entrepreneurs of forest machine and logging companies.
Social Inequalities in Ageing (SIA) is a Nordic research project focusing on trends in inequalities in health, health care and social care among old people in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
The 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 largest food industry companies in Finland (Saarioinen Oy).