Kaisu H Pitkala
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Recent Articles
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Izquierdo M, De Souto Barreto P, Arai H, Bischoff-Ferrari H, Cadore E, Cesari M, et al.
J Nutr Health Aging
. 2025 Jan;
29(1):100401.
PMID: 39743381
Aging, a universal and inevitable process, is characterized by a progressive accumulation of physiological alterations and functional decline over time, leading to increased vulnerability to diseases and ultimately mortality as...
2.
Vert C, Litt J, Gascon M, Roque M, Maso-Aguado M, Opacin N, et al.
Pilot Feasibility Stud
. 2024 Nov;
10(1):146.
PMID: 39616375
Background: Loneliness, a major public health concern, could be alleviated through social interventions with nature contact as a primary component. "Friends in Nature" is a complex nature-based social intervention designed...
3.
Puranen T, Hiltunen K, Pitkala K, Roitto H, Mantyla P, Saarela R
Eur Geriatr Med
. 2024 Nov;
16(1):191-195.
PMID: 39500813
Purpose: We investigated the relationship between oral frailty (OFr) and falls among long-term care residents. Methods: Residents (N = 254, mean age 84 y, 79% women) participated in this longitudinal...
4.
Pitkala K, Rautiainen L, Aalto U, Kautiainen H, Kolster A, Laakkonen M, et al.
BMC Geriatr
. 2024 Oct;
24(1):812.
PMID: 39375627
Background: Loneliness is common among older adults in institutional settings. It leads to adverse effects on health and wellbeing, for which nature contact with peers in turn may have positive...
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Mellanen E, Kauppila T, Kautiainen H, Lehto M, Rahkonen O, Pitkala K, et al.
BJGP Open
. 2024 Aug;
PMID: 39197879
Background: How GP continuity of care (GP-CoC) affects mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is unclear. Aim: To examine the effect of having no continuity of care (CoC)...
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Rautiainen L, Jansson A, Knuutila M, Aalto U, Kolster A, Kautiainen H, et al.
Gerontology
. 2024 Aug;
70(10):1103-1112.
PMID: 39154640
Introduction: Loneliness, social inactivity, and social isolation are intertwined concepts. When assessed separately, they indicate poor well-being, adverse health effects, and increased mortality. Studies exploring overlapping and comparing the prognosis...
7.
Pitkala K, Aalto U, Roitto H, Ohman H, Lehti T, Knuutila M, et al.
Age Ageing
. 2024 Aug;
53(8).
PMID: 39140371
Background: Frailty Index (FI) reflects health, functioning and well-being of older people. It is valuable to compare how frailty has changed over time in ageing cohorts. This study aims to...
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Lehto M, Kauppila T, Kautiainen H, Laine M, Rahkonen O, Pitkala K
BJGP Open
. 2024 Jun;
8(4).
PMID: 38897644
Background: It can be impossible to assign a definitive diagnosis for symptoms reported or observed by primary health care patients. In these situations, symptomatic diagnoses are often used. Aim: The...
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Strandberg T, Pitkala K, Kivimaki M
Maturitas
. 2024 Mar;
184:107964.
PMID: 38471293
Objectives: Both short and long sleep duration have been associated with increased mortality, but there are few truly long-term studies. Study Design: This is a cohort study of 2504 men...
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Coll-Planas L, Carbo-Cardena A, Jansson A, Dostalova V, Bartova A, Rautiainen L, et al.
BMC Public Health
. 2024 Jan;
24(1):172.
PMID: 38218784
Background: The negative effects of loneliness on population health and wellbeing requires interventions that transcend the medical system and leverage social, cultural, and public health system resources. Group-based social interventions...