Search results for "Elinpiiri"
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Social Wasps (Vespinae) in Urban Gardens and Woods
2020
Global change, including urbanization, affects species ecology. Social wasps (Vespinae) are ubiquitous in urban areas, which increases their encounters with humans. We studied social wasps in urban gardens and nearby urban woods in central Finland, using beer traps. Social wasps were common in gardens and woods, and overall wasp abundance was higher in the woods. Also, the most abundant and frequent species Vespula vulgaris was more abundant in the woods than in the gardens. Variation in the overall abundance and the abundance of V. vulgaris was great among trap locations, which likely results from wasps’ social nesting habits. Neither the abundance of all social wasps nor that of V. vulgar…
Genetic effects on life-space mobility in older women
2013
Association between physical performance and sense of autonomy in outdoor activities and life-space mobility in community-dwelling older people
2014
Objectives. To study the relationship between physical performance and sense of autonomy in outdoor activities with life-space mobility—the spatial area a person purposefully moves through in daily life—in community-dwelling older people. Design. Cross-sectional analyses of baseline data of the Life-Space Mobility in Old Age cohort study. Setting. Structured interviews in participants' homes. Participants. Community-dwelling people aged 75 to 90 (N = 848). Measurements. Sense of autonomy outdoors (Impact on Participation and Autonomy questionnaire subscale), life-space mobility (Life-Space Assessment; University of Alabama, Birmingham Study of Aging), and Short Physical Performance Battery.…
Life-space mobility and quality of life in community-dwelling older people
2013
Individual and environmental factors underlying life space of older people – study protocol and design of a cohort study on life-space mobility in ol…
2012
Abstract Background A crucial issue for the sustainability of societies is how to maintain health and functioning in older people. With increasing age, losses in vision, hearing, balance, mobility and cognitive capacity render older people particularly exposed to environmental barriers. A central building block of human functioning is walking. Walking difficulties may start to develop in midlife and become increasingly prevalent with age. Life-space mobility reflects actual mobility performance by taking into account the balance between older adults internal physiologic capacity and the external challenges they encounter in daily life. The aim of the Life-Space Mobility in Old Age (LISPE) p…
Contrasting parental roles shape sex differences in poison frog space use but not navigational performance
2022
Sex differences in vertebrate spatial abilities are typically interpreted under the adaptive specialization hypothesis, which posits that male reproductive success is linked to larger home ranges and better navigational skills. The androgen spillover hypothesis counters that enhanced male spatial performance may be a byproduct of higher androgen levels. Animal groups that include species where females are expected to outperform males based on life-history traits are key for disentangling these hypotheses. We investigated the association between sex differences in reproductive strategies, spatial behavior, and androgen levels in three species of poison frogs. We tracked individuals in natura…
Neighborhood resources associated with active travel in older adults: A cohort study in six European Countries
2020
Objectives: To study associations between perceived neighborhood resources and time spent by older adults in active travel. Methods: Respondents in six European countries, aged 65–85 years, reported on the perceived presence of neighborhood resources (parks, places to sit, public transportation, and facilities) with response options “a lot,” “some,” and “not at all.” Daily active travel time (total minutes of transport-related walking and cycling) was self-reported at the baseline (n = 2,695) and 12–18 months later (n = 2,189). Results: Reporting a lot of any of the separate resources (range B’s = 0.19–0.29) and some or a lot for all four resources (B = 0.22, 95% confidence interval [0.09, …
Iäkkäiden ihmisten elinpiiri ja tyydyttymätön liikunnantarve
2017
Väihkönen, L. 2017. Iäkkäiden ihmisten elinpiiri ja tyydyttymätön liikunnantarve. Liikunta-tieteellinen tiedekunta, Jyväskylän yliopisto, gerontologian ja kansanterveyden pro gradu -tutkielma, 34 s. Tyydyttymätön liikunnantarve tarkoittaa henkilön tunnetta siitä, että hänen fyysinen aktiivi-suutensa on liian vähäistä. Henkilö siis haluaisi liikkua enemmän kuin hänellä on mahdolli-suuksia. Elinpiirillä tarkoitetaan aluetta, jolla henkilö liikkuu tietyn ajan kuluessa. Elinpiiri voi ulottua omasta kodista kaupunkiin ja ulkomaille asti. Ihmiset, joiden elinpiiri on rajoittunut, liikkuu omasta makuuhuoneestaan laajimmillaan oman naapurustonsa alueella. Tutkielman tarkoituksena oli tutkia rajoitt…
Kivun yhteys elinpiirin laajuuteen sairaalasta kotiutuneilla iäkkäillä kuntoutujilla
2017
Kaistinen, E. 2017. Kivun yhteys elinpiirin laajuuteen sairaalasta kotiutuneilla iäkkäillä kuntoutujilla. Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Gerontologian ja kansanterveyden Pro Gradu -tutkielma, 57 s. Iäkkäät ihmiset kokevat enemmän kipua kuin nuoret. Kipu heikentää ikääntyneen ihmisen liikkumiskykyä, lisää kaatumisen pelkoa ja kaatumisen riskiä. Hyvä liikkumiskyky on puolestaan yhteydessä laajaan elinpiiriin. Kipu saattaa vaikuttaa ikääntyneen ihmisen elinpiirissä liikkumiseen. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää, onko kipu tai muut selittävät tekijät yhteydessä elinpiirin laajuuteen sairaalasta kotiutuneilla iäkkäillä kuntoutujilla kuuden kuukauden aikana sairaala…
Relationship between cognitive performance and mobility over the life course
2018
We studied cross-sectional, longitudinal and temporal associations between executive function and life-space mobility in old age. We assessed the association between intellectual ability in early adulthood and physical functioning in old age, and the association between early life motor development and cognitive performance in early old age. The participants of the first dataset were 157 persons aged 76-91 y who were followed up for two years as part of the Life-Space Mobility in Old Age study, and who took part in measurements on executive function (EF) implemented with the Trail Making Test and Life-Space Assessment. The second dataset comprised persons from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Stud…