Raija Leinonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1736394 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raija Leinonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raija |
| FAMILY NAME | Leinonen |
| SIGNATURE | LEINONEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Adult foster care of older people
The focus of this article is to introduce the community-based adult foster care of older people in Finland. Although adult foster care is a public care service, it is organised in a private home, either in the foster carer’s home or in the older person’s home. The foster carer and the county make a commission agreement. Adult foster care can be full-time long-term care or short-term full-time or part-time care
Effect of physical activity counseling on physical activity of older people in Finland (ISRCTN 07330512)
The aim of this study was to describe the underlying theory and the implementation of a 2-year individualized physical activity counseling intervention and to evaluate whether benefits persisted 1.5 years after the intervention. The sample included 632 sedentary 75- to 81-year-old participants. Data were collected in 2003-2005. The participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group and a control group. The intervention consisted of an i…
Predictors of decline in self-assessments of health among older people - a 5-year longitudinal study
Self-rated health and self-assessed change in health in elderly men and women - A five-year longitudinal study
Self-rated health and self-assessed change in health in elderly men and women - A five-year longitudinal study
Predictors of decline in self-assessments of health among older people - a 5-year longitudinal study
Effect of physical activity counseling on physical activity of older people in Finland (ISRCTN 07330512)
The aim of this study was to describe the underlying theory and the implementation of a 2-year individualized physical activity counseling intervention and to evaluate whether benefits persisted 1.5 years after the intervention. The sample included 632 sedentary 75- to 81-year-old participants. Data were collected in 2003-2005. The participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group and a control group. The intervention consisted of an i…
Adult foster care of older people
The focus of this article is to introduce the community-based adult foster care of older people in Finland. Although adult foster care is a public care service, it is organised in a private home, either in the foster carer’s home or in the older person’s home. The foster carer and the county make a commission agreement. Adult foster care can be full-time long-term care or short-term full-time or part-time care
Medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Longitudinal study (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Physical Activity and Health (2 works) · Physical therapy (2 works)