Mervi Issakainen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4419818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mervi Issakainen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mervi |
| FAMILY NAME | Issakainen |
| SIGNATURE | ISSAKAINEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eastern Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7471-2148 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The impacts of a driving ban
This qualitative study explores the impact of driving ban legislation on individuals with epilepsy in Finland, focusing on how these limitations affect their everyday life. We do this by empirically analysing material from qualitative interviews, examining the experiences of individuals who have had a driving ban imposed on them. The findings reveal that driving is perceived as a crucial aspect of autonomy and identity, with significant implicati…
Access to rights through relations
This study explores how older people receiving home care in Finland access their rights through relations at the micro, meso, and macro levels. Drawing on a mixed-methods design combining survey data and qualitative interviews collected among older adults receiving home care services, it examines how legal entitlements are shaped and mediated by interpersonal, institutional, and societal relationships. While many older adults report adequate care…
Older Immigrants’ Experiences of Social Exclusion in Finland
Older immigrants may be at a higher risk of social exclusion due to their ethnic background, culture, and age. This study aims to examine how social exclusion manifests in the daily lives of older immigrants. It focuses on two domains of social exclusion: exclusion from services and exclusion from social relations. The study draws on semi-structured interviews with 26 older immigrants and 19 social and health care service providers. The data were…
Problems in Social and Health Care Services of People with Dementia in Finland
Since age is the most important risk factor for dementia and the number of aged people in Western countries is increasing, so also the population living with dementia is growing. This sets new demands on the welfare society, and previous studies have shown that many older people do not receive the help they need. In this article, we report on the findings of a survey focused on people with dementia and their family members, concentrating on every…
Barriers to Accessing Care and Support Services for Older Immigrants and Immigrants with Dementia in Finland
Older people’s immigration to a different country can place them in a vulnerable situation. Research on the legal rights and access to justice for older immigrants and immigrants with dementia seeking care and support is scarce in Finland. This study addresses this gap in the research and employs semi-structured qualitative interviews with professionals offering services to this target group. Inductive and deductive qualitative content analysis a…
My Story, Our Rights”—Navigating the System When Living With Young Onset Dementia in Finland
This paper discusses the rights of people with young onset dementia in their everyday lives. It does this by collaborating with co-author Petri, who was diagnosed with dementia whilst of working age. Petri shares his story of navigating the system to find resources for living a good and valuable life with dementia, starting with the challenges he faced in getting a diagnosis and accessing services, through to advocating for people living with dem…
Experiences of influencing one's own life when living with working-age dementia
Having opportunities to make decisions and choices regarding one's life is crucial when living with dementia. This inter-disciplinary study draws on the concept of relational autonomy to explore how working-age people living dementia seek to influence their lives, and what makes it easier or more difficult for them in their everyday life. The data consist of three focus group discussions conducted with 12 retired adults who developed dementia whi…
Supporting continued work under the UNCRPD – views of employees living with mild cognitive impairment or early onset dementia
This article reports the results of a socio-legal investigation into how continued work among people living with progressive cognitive impairments such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early onset dementia (EOD) can be supported. This study that makes use of empirical data collected in Finland, Sweden and Canada seeks to give voice to people living with MCI or EOD and set their experiential knowledge in dialogue with equality rights related …
Young people's narratives of depression
This article reports on findings from a study, which aimed to gain insight into young people's depression as a part of their life course by analysing written accounts of 81 young Finnish people who self-identified as having been depressed. The participants' accounts were seen as reflecting both their actual life and their narrative interpretations of it in relation to the prevailing normative conceptions regarding youth. The accounts can be group…
Young People Negotiating the Stigma Around their Depression
This study explored how young people negotiated the stigma associated with depression. The study methodology involved collecting written narratives, as well as conducting asynchronous online group discussions and online individual interviews with young Finnish people who self-identified as being depressed. Theoretical insights of the study were drawn from dialogicality and symbolic interactionism. Examining patterns in the participants’ experienc…
Young people's views of communicating their depression
This study examines young people's views of communicating their depression. The study is based on Finnish young people's accounts collected via the Internet. The data consist of 61 written narratives, messages sent during two online group discussions with 20 participants and online individual interviews with four young people. The data were analysed from the frame analytic perspective with the aim of identifying the frames young people use to exp…
Young people's narratives of depression
This article reports on findings from a study, which aimed to gain insight into young people's depression as a part of their life course by analysing written accounts of 81 young Finnish people who self-identified as having been depressed. The participants' accounts were seen as reflecting both their actual life and their narrative interpretations of it in relation to the prevailing normative conceptions regarding youth. The accounts can be group…
Supporting continued work under the UNCRPD – views of employees living with mild cognitive impairment or early onset dementia
This article reports the results of a socio-legal investigation into how continued work among people living with progressive cognitive impairments such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early onset dementia (EOD) can be supported. This study that makes use of empirical data collected in Finland, Sweden and Canada seeks to give voice to people living with MCI or EOD and set their experiential knowledge in dialogue with equality rights related …
Young People Negotiating the Stigma Around their Depression
This study explored how young people negotiated the stigma associated with depression. The study methodology involved collecting written narratives, as well as conducting asynchronous online group discussions and online individual interviews with young Finnish people who self-identified as being depressed. Theoretical insights of the study were drawn from dialogicality and symbolic interactionism. Examining patterns in the participants’ experienc…
Young people's views of communicating their depression
This study examines young people's views of communicating their depression. The study is based on Finnish young people's accounts collected via the Internet. The data consist of 61 written narratives, messages sent during two online group discussions with 20 participants and online individual interviews with four young people. The data were analysed from the frame analytic perspective with the aim of identifying the frames young people use to exp…
Young People Negotiating the Stigma Around their Depression
This study explored how young people negotiated the stigma associated with depression. The study methodology involved collecting written narratives, as well as conducting asynchronous online group discussions and online individual interviews with young Finnish people who self-identified as being depressed. Theoretical insights of the study were drawn from dialogicality and symbolic interactionism. Examining patterns in the participants’ experienc…
Young people's narratives of depression
This article reports on findings from a study, which aimed to gain insight into young people's depression as a part of their life course by analysing written accounts of 81 young Finnish people who self-identified as having been depressed. The participants' accounts were seen as reflecting both their actual life and their narrative interpretations of it in relation to the prevailing normative conceptions regarding youth. The accounts can be group…
Supporting continued work under the UNCRPD – views of employees living with mild cognitive impairment or early onset dementia
This article reports the results of a socio-legal investigation into how continued work among people living with progressive cognitive impairments such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early onset dementia (EOD) can be supported. This study that makes use of empirical data collected in Finland, Sweden and Canada seeks to give voice to people living with MCI or EOD and set their experiential knowledge in dialogue with equality rights related …
Experiences of influencing one's own life when living with working-age dementia
Having opportunities to make decisions and choices regarding one's life is crucial when living with dementia. This inter-disciplinary study draws on the concept of relational autonomy to explore how working-age people living dementia seek to influence their lives, and what makes it easier or more difficult for them in their everyday life. The data consist of three focus group discussions conducted with 12 retired adults who developed dementia whi…
Problems in Social and Health Care Services of People with Dementia in Finland
Since age is the most important risk factor for dementia and the number of aged people in Western countries is increasing, so also the population living with dementia is growing. This sets new demands on the welfare society, and previous studies have shown that many older people do not receive the help they need. In this article, we report on the findings of a survey focused on people with dementia and their family members, concentrating on every…
Barriers to Accessing Care and Support Services for Older Immigrants and Immigrants with Dementia in Finland
Older people’s immigration to a different country can place them in a vulnerable situation. Research on the legal rights and access to justice for older immigrants and immigrants with dementia seeking care and support is scarce in Finland. This study addresses this gap in the research and employs semi-structured qualitative interviews with professionals offering services to this target group. Inductive and deductive qualitative content analysis a…
My Story, Our Rights”—Navigating the System When Living With Young Onset Dementia in Finland
This paper discusses the rights of people with young onset dementia in their everyday lives. It does this by collaborating with co-author Petri, who was diagnosed with dementia whilst of working age. Petri shares his story of navigating the system to find resources for living a good and valuable life with dementia, starting with the challenges he faced in getting a diagnosis and accessing services, through to advocating for people living with dem…
The impacts of a driving ban
This qualitative study explores the impact of driving ban legislation on individuals with epilepsy in Finland, focusing on how these limitations affect their everyday life. We do this by empirically analysing material from qualitative interviews, examining the experiences of individuals who have had a driving ban imposed on them. The findings reveal that driving is perceived as a crucial aspect of autonomy and identity, with significant implicati…
Access to rights through relations
This study explores how older people receiving home care in Finland access their rights through relations at the micro, meso, and macro levels. Drawing on a mixed-methods design combining survey data and qualitative interviews collected among older adults receiving home care services, it examines how legal entitlements are shaped and mediated by interpersonal, institutional, and societal relationships. While many older adults report adequate care…
Older Immigrants’ Experiences of Social Exclusion in Finland
Older immigrants may be at a higher risk of social exclusion due to their ethnic background, culture, and age. This study aims to examine how social exclusion manifests in the daily lives of older immigrants. It focuses on two domains of social exclusion: exclusion from services and exclusion from social relations. The study draws on semi-structured interviews with 26 older immigrants and 19 social and health care service providers. The data were…
Psychology (7 works) · Dementia (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Family Support in Illness (3 works) · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (3 works) · Narrative (3 works)