Kaisu H Pitkälä
Biographic Data
| ID | 6180868 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaisu H Pitkälä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaisu H |
| FAMILY NAME | Pitkälä |
| SIGNATURE | PITKÄLÄ K H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Adapting and applying a group facilitator training model to support nature-based social interventions for alleviating loneliness in five countries
Implementing psychosocial health interventions in new target groups in different cultures requires rigorous training. The ‘Circle of Friends’ (CoF) model has proven to be effective for helping lonely older adults. The aim of this article is to describe in detail how professionals’ training in using the CoF model was modified to create the ‘Friends in Nature (FiN)’ intervention in the EU-funded ‘RECETAS’ project for use in five other countries (Sp…
Nature-based social interventions to address loneliness among vulnerable populations: A common study protocol for three related randomized controlled trials in Barcelona, Helsinki, and Prague within t…
Barcelona (Spain) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05488496. Registered 29 July 2022. Prague (Czech Republic) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05522140. Registered August 25, 2022. Helsinki (Finland) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05507684. Registered August 12, 2022
Health-related quality of life after hip fracture: Effects of a 12-month home-based exercise intervention—secondary analyses of an RCT
Listening to the voice of older people: Dimensions of loneliness in long-term care facilities
Loneliness has proved to be common in long-term care facilities (LTCF) and is associated with adverse health outcomes. Although older residents have expressed their experiences of loneliness in previous studies in various ways, researchers have rarely distinguished or explored the three dimensions of loneliness: social, emotional and existential. Furthermore, descriptions of existential loneliness in LTCF is still a neglected area of research. Th…
Time- and place-dependent experiences of loneliness in assisted living facilities
The purpose of the study is to explore feelings of loneliness among residents in assisted living facilities in terms of how loneliness is experienced and articulated, and what specific factors are related to the experiences. The study used a mixed-method approach. We individually interviewed 13 residents twice over six months. We conducted two focus group interviews and noted our observations each time we met the respondents. Data analysis leaned…
Association of midlife value priorities with health-related quality of life, frailty and mortality among older men: A 26-year follow-up of the Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS)
Social Contacts and Their Relationship to Loneliness among Aged People – A Population-Based Study
Background: Emotional loneliness and social isolation are major problems in old age. These concepts are interrelated and often used interchangeably, but few studies have investigated them simultaneously thus trying to clarify their relationship. Objectives: To describe the prevalence of loneliness among aged Finns and to study the relationship of loneliness with the frequency of social contacts, with older people’s expectations and satisfaction o…
Time- and place-dependent experiences of loneliness in assisted living facilities
The purpose of the study is to explore feelings of loneliness among residents in assisted living facilities in terms of how loneliness is experienced and articulated, and what specific factors are related to the experiences. The study used a mixed-method approach. We individually interviewed 13 residents twice over six months. We conducted two focus group interviews and noted our observations each time we met the respondents. Data analysis leaned…
Listening to the voice of older people: Dimensions of loneliness in long-term care facilities
Loneliness has proved to be common in long-term care facilities (LTCF) and is associated with adverse health outcomes. Although older residents have expressed their experiences of loneliness in previous studies in various ways, researchers have rarely distinguished or explored the three dimensions of loneliness: social, emotional and existential. Furthermore, descriptions of existential loneliness in LTCF is still a neglected area of research. Th…
Social Contacts and Their Relationship to Loneliness among Aged People – A Population-Based Study
Background: Emotional loneliness and social isolation are major problems in old age. These concepts are interrelated and often used interchangeably, but few studies have investigated them simultaneously thus trying to clarify their relationship. Objectives: To describe the prevalence of loneliness among aged Finns and to study the relationship of loneliness with the frequency of social contacts, with older people’s expectations and satisfaction o…
Association of midlife value priorities with health-related quality of life, frailty and mortality among older men: A 26-year follow-up of the Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS)
Time- and place-dependent experiences of loneliness in assisted living facilities
The purpose of the study is to explore feelings of loneliness among residents in assisted living facilities in terms of how loneliness is experienced and articulated, and what specific factors are related to the experiences. The study used a mixed-method approach. We individually interviewed 13 residents twice over six months. We conducted two focus group interviews and noted our observations each time we met the respondents. Data analysis leaned…
Health-related quality of life after hip fracture: Effects of a 12-month home-based exercise intervention—secondary analyses of an RCT
Listening to the voice of older people: Dimensions of loneliness in long-term care facilities
Loneliness has proved to be common in long-term care facilities (LTCF) and is associated with adverse health outcomes. Although older residents have expressed their experiences of loneliness in previous studies in various ways, researchers have rarely distinguished or explored the three dimensions of loneliness: social, emotional and existential. Furthermore, descriptions of existential loneliness in LTCF is still a neglected area of research. Th…
Nature-based social interventions to address loneliness among vulnerable populations: A common study protocol for three related randomized controlled trials in Barcelona, Helsinki, and Prague within t…
Barcelona (Spain) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05488496. Registered 29 July 2022. Prague (Czech Republic) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05522140. Registered August 25, 2022. Helsinki (Finland) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05507684. Registered August 12, 2022
Adapting and applying a group facilitator training model to support nature-based social interventions for alleviating loneliness in five countries
Implementing psychosocial health interventions in new target groups in different cultures requires rigorous training. The ‘Circle of Friends’ (CoF) model has proven to be effective for helping lonely older adults. The aim of this article is to describe in detail how professionals’ training in using the CoF model was modified to create the ‘Friends in Nature (FiN)’ intervention in the EU-funded ‘RECETAS’ project for use in five other countries (Sp…
Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Loneliness (5 works) · Psychological intervention (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Feeling (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Public health (3 works)