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Correlates of and physical activity counseling effect on attitude toward physical activity among older people

2011

Among older adults, moderate regular physical activity, even if below the level to show fitness effect, leads to multiple health benefits. However, despite well-documented benefits of physical activity, the majority of adults in developed countries do not exercise. There is a need to investigate what influences attitude toward physical activity among older people to develop suitable health promotion scheme. The purpose of this study was to identify correlates of attitude toward physical activity and effect of physical activity counseling program on attitude change among older people. The data was drawn from the screening and counseling for physical activity and mobility (SCAMOB) project con…

Effects of ‘participatory group-based care management´ on wellbeing of older people living alone : a randomized controlled trial

2020

Background and objectives More knowledge is needed of the effectiveness of complex interventions that aim to promote the wellbeing of older people. This study examines the effects of ‘participatory group-based care management’ conducted among community-dwelling older adults living alone in Central and Eastern Finland. The intervention aimed to promote wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) using a needs-based and participatory approach. Methods The study was carried out as a randomized control trial (intervention group n = 185, control group n = 207). In this article, baseline and 6-month follow-up surveys were used. QoL (WHOQOL-Bref instrument), loneliness (Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale; sing…

Neighborhood walkability and older people's participation in leisure activities

2022

Background The neighborhood environment may enhance or restrict older people's opportunities to participate in leisure activities, and thus impact quality of life. Walkability depicts the environment's suitability for walking to different destinations. Little is known concerning about the relation between environment walkability and participation in leisure activities. Our purpose was to study whether neighborhood's objective and perceived walkability were related to participation in various leisure activities outside the home. Methods Cross-sectional data of LISPE consisted of 848 community-dwelling people aged 75-90 living in the municipalities of Jyväskylä and Muurame, Finland. Participa…

Positive emotions and mobility in older people

2013

“They're always in a hurry” : Older people's perceptions of access and recognition in health and social care services

2019

The article examines older people's perceptions of quality of life from the perspective of access and use of health and social care services. The data include focus group discussions with older people living alone. The data were analysed using thematic analysis focusing on the older people's collective views on health and social care services as supportive or restrictive factors for their quality of life. Two central themes were present in all the focus group discussions: the importance of accessing services and information regarding the services, and need for recognition within the services/by the professionals. Both themes were connected to the older people's desire to maintain autonomy i…

Everyday Life Meaningfulness for the Community-Dwelling Oldest Old During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

In many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to strong restrictions and changed the everyday lives of older people. In Finland, people aged 70 and over were instructed to stay at home under quarantine-like conditions. Existing studies from other countries have reported increases in negative experiences and symptoms as a result of such restrictions, including psychosocial stress. However, little focus has been given to older people’s experiences of meaningfulness during the pandemic. Using survey and interview data, we ask to what extent have community-dwelling oldest old (80+) experienced meaningfulness during the pandemic, what background factors are associated with meaningfulness and …

Ennustaako kulttuurin ja taiteen harrastaminen pitkäikäisyyttä?

2013

TIIVISTELMÄ Ennustaako taiteen ja kulttuurin harrastaminen pitkäikäisyyttä? Tuula Niemeläinen Pro gradu-tutkielma Gerontologia ja kansanterveys Jyväskylän yliopisto, liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, terveystieteiden laitos Kevät 2013, 36 sivua Tässä tutkimuksessa pitkäikäisellä tarkoitetaan vähintään 90-vuotiaiksi eläneitä henkilöitä. Kulttuuri- ja taideharrastamisella tarkoitetaan esim. kuorolaulua ja teatteria. Kulttuuri- ja taideharrastamisen on todettu olevan yhteydessä terveyteen, ennustavan pidempää elinikää ja ehkäisevän dementoitumista. Taidetoiminnan vaikutukset hyvinvointiin nähdään kokemuksen tuottamana elämyksenä, nautintona, yhteytenä hyvään terveyteen, yhteisöllisyyteen ja elä…

The Role of Orbital Symmetries in Enforcing Ferromagnetic Ground State in Mixed Radical Dimers

2018

One of the first steps in designing ferromagnetic (FM) molecular materials of p-block radicals is the suppression of covalent radical–radical interactions that stabilize a diamagnetic ground state. In this contribution, we demonstrate that FM coupling between p-block radicals can be achieved by constructing mixed dimers from different radicals with differing symmetries of their singly occupied molecular orbitals. The applicability of this approach is demonstrated by studying magnetic interactions in organic radical dimers built from different derivatives of the well-known phenalenyl radical. The calculated enthalpies of dimerization for different homo- and heterodimers show that the formati…

Oluen hivenainepitoisuuksien analysointi

2015

Tämän Pro gradu -tutkielman kirjallisessa osassa käsiteltiin hivenaineiden tarvetta palautumisen kannalta ja alkoholin tuottamia vaikutuksia palautumiseen. Lisäksi selvitettiin orgaanista ainesta sisältävien näytteiden esikäsittelymenetelmiä ja induktiivisesti kytketyn plasma-optisen emissiospektrometrin (ICP-OES) käyttöä hivenaineiden analysoinnissa. Ultraääni, mikroaalto, tuhkistus ja muita esikäsittelymenetelmiä ja niiden eroavaisuuksia ja eroja esiteltiin, koska oluen hivenaineanalyysien onnistumiseksi on erityisen tärkeää saada hiilidioksidi poistumaan näytetaustasta ja nämä menetelmät olivat hyväksi havaittuja kyseiseen toimintaan. Oluesta löytyy kirjallisuudesta hyvin vähän tutkimuks…

Muistisairaiden ja puoliso-omaishoitajien kokemuksia tuen riittämättömyydestä

2021

Muistisairautta sairastavien ikääntyneiden kotona asuminen onnistuu usein omaishoitajien avulla, mutta tukea tarvitaan myös sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluista. Aina kaikki eivät kuitenkaan saa riittävää apua ja tukea. Niin muistisairautta sairastavat ihmiset kuin omaishoitajatkin voivat kärsiä avun riittämättömyydestä. Tässä artikkelissa tutkimme, millaista tukea muistisairaat ja heidän puolisonsa kaipaavat ja millaisia kokemuksia heillä on avun riittämättömyydestä. Tutkimuksemme mukaan muistisairautta sairastavien ikääntyneiden ja omaishoitajien kohtaama avun riittämättömyys liittyy sekä palvelujärjestelmään ja erilaisiin tukimuotoihin että henkisen tuen tarpeisiin. Muistisairautta sairastava…