Heidi Leppä

ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-7586

No active affiliation

Fields of science

3141 Health care science (314 Health sciences)

Follow-up groups

Gerontology and Public Health (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences LTK, SPORT) TGE
School of Wellbeing (University of Jyväskylä JYU) JYU.Well

Personal keywords

walking; walking modifications; gerontology; physical activity; unmet physical activity need; older people

Projects as Team Member

Physical activity and exercise for young people with cerebral palsy: understanding mechanisms and providing evidence of efficacy (EXECP)
- - Juutinen, Taija
- Ministry of Education and Culture
01/04/2022-30/06/2025

Publications and other outputs

Impact of mobility restrictions on active aging : cross-sectional associations and longitudinal changes parallel to COVID-19 restrictions (2022) Portegijs, Erja; et al.; A1; OA
Physical activity scaled to preferred walking speed as a predictor of walking difficulty in older adults : a 2-year follow-up (2022) Karavirta, Laura; et al.; A1; OA
Walking modifications as facilitators of mobility in old age (2022) Leppä, Heidi; G5; OA; 978-951-39-9228-6
Associations Between Accelerometer-Based Free-Living Walking and Self-Reported Walking Capability Among Community-Dwelling Older People (2021) Skantz, Heidi; et al.; A1; OA
Esteetön rakentaminen on kaunista ja käytännöllistä (2021) Huovinen, Terhi; et al.; D1; OA
Perceived Opportunities for Physical Activity and Willingness to Be More Active in Older Adults with Different Physical Activity Levels (2021) Aartolahti, Eeva; et al.; A1; OA
Use of walking modifications, perceived walking difficulty and changes in outdoor mobility among community-dwelling older people during COVID-19 restrictions (2021) Leppä, Heidi; et al.; A1; OA
Associations between Perceived Outdoor Environment and Walking Modifications in Community-Dwelling Older People : A Two-Year Follow-Up Study (2020) Skantz, Heidi; et al.; A1; OA
Individual scaling of accelerometry to preferred walking speed in the assessment of physical activity in older adults (2020) Karavirta, Laura; et al.; A1; OA
Olisiko inkluusiosta opittavaa Australiasta? (2020) Skantz, Heidi; et al.; D1
Outdoor Mobility and Use of Adaptive or Maladaptive Walking Modifications among Older People (2020) Skantz, Heidi; et al.; A1; OA
The Associations of Activity Fragmentation with Physical and Mental Fatigability among Community-Dwelling 75-, 80- and 85-Year-Old People (2020) Palmberg, Lotta; et al.; A1; OA