Ulla L Aalto
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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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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...
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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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Roitto H, Aalto U, Ohman H, Saarela R, Kautiainen H, Salminen K, et al.
BMC Geriatr
. 2023 Jun;
23(1):375.
PMID: 37331981
Background: Falls in long-term care are common. The aim of our study was to explore how medication use is associated with incidence of falls, related consequences, and all-cause mortality among...
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Aalto U, Knuutila M, Lehti T, Jansson A, Kautiainen H, Ohman H, et al.
Aging Clin Exp Res
. 2023 May;
35(7):1557-1563.
PMID: 37225934
Purpose: Recently, the concept of successful ageing has shifted from healthy ageing to active ageing, the latter emphasising even more the subjective perspective. Active agency is a marker for better...
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Rinkinen M, Roitto H, Ohman H, Kautiainen H, Tilvis R, Strandberg T, et al.
Drugs Aging
. 2022 Aug;
39(9):705-713.
PMID: 35913553
Background: Knowledge of the adverse effects of drugs with anticholinergic properties (DAPs) has increased in recent decades. However, research on the temporal trends of the clinical use of DAPs is...
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Aalto U, Pitkala K, Andersen-Ranberg K, Bonin-Guillaume S, Cruz-Jentoft A, Eriksdotter M, et al.
Eur Geriatr Med
. 2022 Mar;
13(3):705-709.
PMID: 35299261
Purpose: We compared the prevalence of COVID-19 and related mortality in nursing homes (NHs) in 14 countries until October 2021. We explored the relationship between COVID-19 mortality in NHs with...
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Aalto U, Kautiainen H, Pitkala K
J Am Geriatr Soc
. 2021 Apr;
69(7):2033-2035.
PMID: 33930182
No abstract available.
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Aalto U, Roitto H, Finne-Soveri H, Kautiainen H, Pitkala K
Drugs Aging
. 2019 Nov;
37(1):27-34.
PMID: 31705445
Background: The use of drugs with anticholinergic properties (DAPs) is common among older adults despite their known adverse effects, such as cognitive decline. Professionals should pay attention to DAPs, since...
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Aalto U, Finne-Soveri H, Kautiainen H, Roitto H, Ohman H, Pitkala K
J Am Med Dir Assoc
. 2019 Mar;
20(9):1156-1162.
PMID: 30910551
Objectives: To compare 3 internationally established criteria for drugs with anticholinergic properties (DAPs) and their associated factors in long-term care facilities, and to investigate the association between use of DAPs...