Merja Rantakokko

ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3546-1600

No active affiliation

Research interests

My research area focus on outdoor mobility in old age, associated with individual and environmental factors, and consequences of outdoor mobility for wellbeing. Also determinants and consequences of equality in participation in physical activity are studied.

Projects as Principal investigator

Equality of participation in physical activity in old age (Equal-Part
- Ministry of Education and Culture
26/05/2016-30/04/2019
Outdoon environment as a perdictor of participation, autonomy and quality of life in old age
- Academy of Finland
01/09/2015-31/08/2018

Publications

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Environmental Features Associated With Older Adults’ Physical Activity in Different Types of Urban Neighborhoods (2020) Keskinen, Kirsi E.; et al.; A1; OA
Hilliness and the Development of Walking Difficulties Among Community-Dwelling Older People (2020) Keskinen, Kirsi E.; et al.; A1; OA
The Relationship Between Sleep Characteristics and Unmet Physical Activity Need in Older Women (2020) Palmberg, Lotta; et al.; A1; OA
Developing an Assessment Method of Active Aging : University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale (2019) Rantanen, Taina; et al.; A1; OA
Individualized counselling for active aging : protocol of a single-blinded, randomized controlled trial among older people (the AGNES intervention study) (2019) Rantanen, Taina; et al.; A1; OA
Life-space mobility in Parkinson’s disease : associations with motor and non-motor symptoms (2019) Rantakokko, Merja; et al.; A1; OA
Sedentary Thresholds for Accelerometry-Based Mean Amplitude Deviation and Electromyography Amplitude in 7–11 Years Old Children (2019) Gao, Ying; et al.; A1; OA
Active aging - resilience and external support as modifiers of the disablement outcome : AGNES cohort study protocol (2018) Rantanen, Taina; et al.; A1; OA
Executive function and life-space mobility in old age (2018) Poranen-Clark, Taina; et al.; A1; OA
Hearing and Quality of Life Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults (2018) Polku, Hannele; et al.; A1; OA
Nature as a facilitator for physical activity : Defining relationships between the objective and perceived environment and physical activity among community-dwelling older people (2018) Keskinen, Kirsi E.; et al.; A1; OA
Nature diversity and well-being in old age (2018) Rantakokko, Merja; et al.; A1; OA
Perceived Benefit From Hearing Aid Use and Life-Space Mobility Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults (2018) Polku, Hannele; et al.; A1; OA
The combined effect of lower extremity function and cognitive performance on perceived walking ability among older people : a 2-year follow-up study (2018) Siltanen, Sini; et al.; A1; OA
The effect of body mass index, lower extremity performance, and use of a private car on incident life-space restriction : a two-year follow-up study (2018) Tsuji, Taishi; et al.; A1; OA

Author of research datasets

Life-Space Mobility in Old Age (LISPE) (2021) Rantanen, Taina; et al.

Contributor of research datasets

Geographic characteristics, outdoor mobility and physical activity in old age (GEOage) (2021) Portegijs, Erja; et al.