Search results for "Ikääntyminen"

More years, more technologies : aging in the digital era

2018

This special issue presents research on the role of digital health and communication technologies in later life. Drawing from the observation that people’s longer lives are affected by digital technologies to varying extents and recognizing the vast supply of traditional and digital technologies targeted at older users, we maintain that the principle of aged heterogeneity also manifests itself with respect to the adoption and use of digital technologies. Basing on the findings presented in the articles of the issue, we conclude n this introduction to the issue that the concept of aged heterogeneity and the particularities of old age as a stage of life are still insufficiently incorporated i…

Digital participation in service environments among senior electricity consumers in Finland

2018

Research to date suggests that older adults engage with digital technologies less frequently than young adults. Studies typically focus on chronological age, ignoring the effects of life course factors on the adoption and use of digital technologies. By utilising multiple triangulation, the article investigates the role of age and life course stage in the usage of an electricity company's online services among senior consumers. The data are derived from an internet-based survey study (N = 1366) and six focus group discussions involving Finnish electricity consumers (N = 29). The results suggest that online consumers aged 50 and over utilise electricity company online services more frequentl…

Employee Age and Company Performance: An Integrated Model of Aging and Human Resource Management Practices

2016

This study investigated the relationships among company average age, company work ability, and company performance by examining (a) the effects of employee average use of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) personal strategies and high-involvement work practices (HIWPs) on employee work ability; (b) the buffering effects of both employee average use of SOC and HIWPs on the negative relationship between company-level average age of employees and employee work ability; and (c) the link between company average age and company performance as mediated by company work ability. Analysis was conducted on data from 70 Finnish companies in the retail and metal industries and their 889 em…

"Meilä on kaikila samanlaiset tarinat" : tarinankerrontatutkimus tornionlaaksolaisuudesta vanhimpien aapualaisten arjessa ja tulevaisuudessa

2010

"Ei se tuu kellekään yllätyksenä. Ei me voida sanoa ettei me tiedetty." : väestön ikääntymisen vaikutukset kansainvälisessä ja paikallisessa keskuste…

2010

”Ei se tuu kellekään yllätyksenä. Ei me voida sanoa ettei me tiedetty.” Väestön ikääntymisen vaikutukset kansainvälisessä ja paikallisessa keskustelussa Tekijä: Anna Puustelli Työn ohjaaja: Jyrki Jyrkämä Pääaine: Sosiologia, sosiaaligerontologian linja Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto Elokuu 2010 103 sivua, 3 liitettä Tutkimuksessa tarkasteltiin väestön ikääntymisen vaikutuksia sosiaaligerontologisen artikkelikatsauksen perusteella sekä Jyväskylän kaupunginvaltuutettuja haastattelemalla. Artikkelikatsauksen tutkimuskysymykset kohdistuivat väestön ikääntymisen varautumiseen ja haasteisiin. Jyväskylään kohdistuvassa osiossa kysyttiin, miten kaupunginvaltuutetut …

Ikääntyvät suuret ikäluokat Japanin ja Suomen mediassa

2021

Brain, cognition and physically active lifestyle in healthy ageing

2018

Normal ageing is accompanied by profound changes in brain structure and declines in the automatic processing of sensory stimuli, which in turn lead to altered cognitive performance. However, behaviour and lifestyle factors, such as physical activity, may help to maintain the brain’s structural connectivity and function, as well as cognitive functioning in old age. Study I examined the effects of age on the brain’s capability to detect changes in somatosensory stimuli by recording event-related potentials (ERPs) in response to electrical stimulation of different fingers in young and older adults. The results of Study I show that somatosensory mismatch response (sMMR) was attenuated in amplit…

Mobility limitation, balance impairment and musculoskeletal pain among people aged ≥75 years : a study with a comprehensive geriatric intervention

2012

Exploring Associations of Housing, Relocation, and Active and Healthy Aging in Sweden : Protocol for a Prospective Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study

2021

Background: While housing and neighborhood features have the potential to impact opportunities for active aging, there is a lack of knowledge related to how older people reason regarding their housing situation and how housing and fulfillment of relocation are associated with active and healthy aging. Objective: The objectives of Prospective RELOC-AGE are to study housing choices and relocation and explore effects on active and healthy aging among men and women aged 55 years and older in Sweden considering relocation. Methods: The estimated sample (2800) will include people aged 55 years and older being listed for relocation at either of two housing companies: a local public housing company…

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, …