Sirpa Hartikainen

Biographic Data

ID6161416
NAMESirpa Hartikainen
GIVEN NAMESSirpa
FAMILY NAMEHartikainen
SIGNATUREHARTIKAINEN S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Eastern Finland
ORCID0000-0002-4714-455X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults

    Open AccessManuel Montero‐Odasso, Nathalie van der Velde et al.ARTICLEAge and Ageing2022

    BACKGROUND: falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and health related costs. Current guidelines are inconsistent, with no up-to-date, globally applicable ones present. OBJECTIVES: to create a set of evidence- and expert consensus-based falls prevention and management recommendations applicable to older a…

  • Incidence of head injury and traumatic brain injury among people with Alzheimer’s disease

    Sarianna Ilmaniemi, Heidi Taipale et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2019References: 19

    BACKGROUND: Injuries caused by falling are a major health concern among older population. For older people, falls are the leading cause of head injuries; especially, persons with cognitive disorders have an increased risk of falling. OBJECTIVE: To compare the incidence of head injury and traumatic brain injury (TBI) among persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) with persons without AD. METHODS: This register-based study was conducted on a nationwid…