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Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
39
Citations
5314
World Ranking
5732
National Ranking
53

Overview

Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research expertise lies primarily within the field of Medicine, with particular focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, General Health Professions, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their work covers several main topics related to patient well-being and survivorship. These include

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Family Support in Illness

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist include:

  • "Long-term health-related quality of life of breast cancer survivors remains impaired compared to the age-matched general population especially in young women. Results from the prospective controlled BREX exercise study," published in 2021 in The Breast
  • "Sense of Coherence as Predictor of Quality of Life in Early Breast Cancer Patients," published in 2021 in Anticancer Research

Frequent collaborators in publications include:

  • Pirkko-Liisa Kellokumpu-Lehtinen
  • Riikka Huovinen
  • Carl Blomqvist
  • Tiina Saarto
  • Eija Roine

The primary publication venues contributing to the dissemination of this scientist's work are

  • The Breast
  • Anticancer Research

Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist's research contributes to understanding the quality of life outcomes in cancer survivors, particularly in breast cancer patients and childhood cancer survivors. Their studies often explore psychological constructs such as sense of coherence, health-related quality of life, and the broader psychosocial impacts of illness and recovery. Collaborations with other researchers focus on similar themes, integrating oncology with comprehensive assessments of survivor care and family support.

Best Publications

  • Older drivers do not have a high crash risk--a replication of low mileage bias.

    James William Langford;Rob Methorst;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

  • Why do older drivers give up driving

    Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Barbro Wahlström

  • Driver ageing does not cause higher accident rates per km

    Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Tarjaliisa Raitanen;Desmond O’Neill

  • Fatal accidents of older drivers

    Liisa E. Hakamies-Blomqvist

  • The meaning of quality of life in patients being treated for advanced breast cancer: a qualitative study.

    Minna-Liisa Luoma;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

  • PRIVATE CAR AS THE GRAND EQUALISER? DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AND MOBILITY IN FINNISH MEN AND WOMEN AGED 65+

    Anu Kristiina Siren;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

  • Medical screening of older drivers as a traffic safety measure--a comparative Finnish-Swedish evaluation study.

    Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Kjell Johansson;Catarina Lundberg

  • Driving Cessation and Health in Older Women

    Anu Kristiina Siren;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Marjaana Lindeman

  • Impairments of some cognitive functions are common in crash-involved older drivers

    Catarina Lundberg;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Ove Almkvist;Kjell Johansson

  • OLDER DRIVERS' ABERRANT DRIVING BEHAVIOUR, IMPAIRED ACTIVITY, AND HEALTH AS REASONS FOR SELF-IMPOSED DRIVING LIMITATIONS

    Per-Arne Rimmö;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

  • Compensation in older drivers as reflected in their fatal accidents.

    Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

  • DECONSTRUCTING A GENDER DIFFERENCE: DRIVING CESSATION AND PERSONAL DRIVING HISTORY OF OLDER WOMEN

    Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Anu Kristiina Siren;Anu Kristiina Siren

  • Dementia and Driving: An Attempt at Consensus

    Catarina Lundberg;Kurt Johansson;Karlene Ball;Bo Bjerre

  • Age, gender, mileage and the DBQ: The validity of the Driver Behavior Questionnaire in different driver groups

    Laila M. Martinussen;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Mette Møller;Türker Özkan

  • The assessment of fitness to drive after a stroke: The Nordic Stroke Driver Screening Assessment

    Catarina Lundberg;Görel Caneman;Sven-Mårten Samuelsson;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

  • Older drivers' accident risk: conceptual and methodological issues.

    Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

  • Prognostic value of quality of life scores for time to progression (TTP) and overall survival time (OS) in advanced breast cancer

    Minna-Liisa Luoma;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Johanna Sjöström;Anna Pluzanska

  • OLDER DRIVERS - A REVIEW

    Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Anu Kristiina Siren;Ragnhild Davidse

  • Sense and sensibility. A narrative study of older women’s car driving

    Anu Kristiina Siren;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist;Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

  • Cognitive performance and attachment patterns at four years of age in extremely low birth weight infants after early intervention.

    N. Sajaniemi;J. Mäkelä;T. Salokorpi;L. von Wendt

  • RESEARCH ON OLDER DRIVERS: A REVIEW

    Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist

Frequent Co-Authors

Torbjörn Falkmer
Torbjörn Falkmer Curtin University
Marjaana Lindeman
Marjaana Lindeman University of Helsinki
Wiebo Brouwer
Wiebo Brouwer University of Groningen
Karlene Ball
Karlene Ball University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michel Bédard
Michel Bédard Lakehead University

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