Johanna Edgren
Biographic Data
| ID | 6760017 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johanna Edgren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Edgren |
| SIGNATURE | EDGREN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1839-9737 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| 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…
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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…
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Activities of daily living (1 work) · Association (psychology (1 work) · Audiology (1 work) · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (1 work) · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (1 work)