Mari Aaltonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3779873 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mari Aaltonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mari |
| FAMILY NAME | Aaltonen |
| SIGNATURE | AALTONEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6620-4968 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Fall risk among home care recipients
Falls are a major health risk to home-dwelling older adults. Improved home environments have been suggested as solutions to support independent and socially fulfilling living. This register-based cross-sectional study examined how the interplay between housing conditions and social activity is associated with fall risk among older adults receiving home care. We operationalized social activity as social participation and communicative capacity. Ad…
Health, functioning and social engagement among older people living in long-term care facilities during the Covid-19 lockdown in Finland
The COVID-19 lockdown was not observably associated with deterioration in health, cognitive or ADL functioning, or social engagement among Finnish LTCF residents. However, subgroup analyses suggested that the effects of the lockdown were the most detrimental among the most severely cognitively impaired and the oldest residents. The vulnerability between different subgroups should be considered more closely in exceptional circumstances due to infe…
Changes in Home Care Clients’ Sensory Impairment Status and Its Association With Functioning Over 18 Months
We investigated the changes in home care clients' vision and hearing over 18 months and examined the role of sensory impairments in maintaining their functioning. We used data from the Finnish Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) database ( n = 7013). Sensory impairment status was categorized by type (single or dual) and severity (mild or moderate/severe). The association between sensory impairment and functioning over 18 months was examined usin…
Distributed agency in financial tasks of older people with long-term care needs
The ability and knowledge to manage financial tasks may be compromised in old age, especially when the need to navigate the care and social benefit systems increases. Managing financial tasks may consist of a variety of actions of both the older people themselves and their representatives, often family members. This study explored how financial tasks related to the care and everyday life of older people who need long-term care are managed by usin…
Bridging Communication Gaps
As global populations age, the prevalence of dementia is increasing, highlighting the need for research that prioritizes the voices and perspectives of those living with the disease. Historically underrepresented, people with dementia offer unique insights and valuable narratives, despite the cognitive changes that impact their communication. Obstacles remain, however, for people with dementia to participate in research, a number of which have be…
Trends in long-term care use among Dutch older men and women between 1995 and 2016
This study examines whether the gender gap in long-term care use in the Netherlands has changed between 1995 and 2016. Previous research has shown that women use more formal care services than men, while men use more informal care. In the past decades, there have been changes in the individual determinants of care use, such as health and social resources, and care provision. This raises the question of whether gender differences in care use have …
Trends in the use of care among people aged 65–85 with cognitive impairment in the Netherlands
Observation of long-term trends within countries is needed to increase insight into how policy initiatives are reflected in the use of care over time in addition to individual determinants of care use. In the past decades, Dutch care policies have favoured homecare and reduced the availability of institutional care which extended the care responsibilities of formal and informal care-givers at home. This study investigates the changes in the use o…
Long-term care use among old people in their last 2 years of life
Variations across Finland in the use of six different long-term care (LTC) services among old people in their last 2 years of life, and the effects of characteristics of municipalities on the variations were studied. We studied variations in the use of residential home, sheltered housing, regular home care and inpatient care in health centre wards by using national registers. We studied how the use of LTC was associated with characteristics of th…
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Long-term care use among old people in their last 2 years of life
Variations across Finland in the use of six different long-term care (LTC) services among old people in their last 2 years of life, and the effects of characteristics of municipalities on the variations were studied. We studied variations in the use of residential home, sheltered housing, regular home care and inpatient care in health centre wards by using national registers. We studied how the use of LTC was associated with characteristics of th…
Trends in the use of care among people aged 65–85 with cognitive impairment in the Netherlands
Observation of long-term trends within countries is needed to increase insight into how policy initiatives are reflected in the use of care over time in addition to individual determinants of care use. In the past decades, Dutch care policies have favoured homecare and reduced the availability of institutional care which extended the care responsibilities of formal and informal care-givers at home. This study investigates the changes in the use o…
Trends in long-term care use among Dutch older men and women between 1995 and 2016
This study examines whether the gender gap in long-term care use in the Netherlands has changed between 1995 and 2016. Previous research has shown that women use more formal care services than men, while men use more informal care. In the past decades, there have been changes in the individual determinants of care use, such as health and social resources, and care provision. This raises the question of whether gender differences in care use have …
Fall risk among home care recipients
Falls are a major health risk to home-dwelling older adults. Improved home environments have been suggested as solutions to support independent and socially fulfilling living. This register-based cross-sectional study examined how the interplay between housing conditions and social activity is associated with fall risk among older adults receiving home care. We operationalized social activity as social participation and communicative capacity. Ad…
Health, functioning and social engagement among older people living in long-term care facilities during the Covid-19 lockdown in Finland
The COVID-19 lockdown was not observably associated with deterioration in health, cognitive or ADL functioning, or social engagement among Finnish LTCF residents. However, subgroup analyses suggested that the effects of the lockdown were the most detrimental among the most severely cognitively impaired and the oldest residents. The vulnerability between different subgroups should be considered more closely in exceptional circumstances due to infe…
Changes in Home Care Clients’ Sensory Impairment Status and Its Association With Functioning Over 18 Months
We investigated the changes in home care clients' vision and hearing over 18 months and examined the role of sensory impairments in maintaining their functioning. We used data from the Finnish Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) database ( n = 7013). Sensory impairment status was categorized by type (single or dual) and severity (mild or moderate/severe). The association between sensory impairment and functioning over 18 months was examined usin…
Distributed agency in financial tasks of older people with long-term care needs
The ability and knowledge to manage financial tasks may be compromised in old age, especially when the need to navigate the care and social benefit systems increases. Managing financial tasks may consist of a variety of actions of both the older people themselves and their representatives, often family members. This study explored how financial tasks related to the care and everyday life of older people who need long-term care are managed by usin…
Bridging Communication Gaps
As global populations age, the prevalence of dementia is increasing, highlighting the need for research that prioritizes the voices and perspectives of those living with the disease. Historically underrepresented, people with dementia offer unique insights and valuable narratives, despite the cognitive changes that impact their communication. Obstacles remain, however, for people with dementia to participate in research, a number of which have be…
Gerontology (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Long-term care (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)