Merja Rantakokko

Best Publications

• Mobility Decline in Old Age

  Merja Rantakokko;Minna Mänty;Taina Rantanen

  282
  Citations

• Fear of Moving Outdoors and Development of Outdoor Walking Difficulty in Older People

  Merja Rantakokko;Minna Mänty;Susanne Iwarsson;Timo Törmäkangas

  241
  Citations

• Changes in life-space mobility and quality of life among community-dwelling older people: a 2-year follow-up study

  Merja Rantakokko;Erja Portegijs;Anne Viljanen;Susanne Iwarsson

  187
  Citations

• Individual and environmental factors underlying life space of older people – study protocol and design of a cohort study on life-space mobility in old age (LISPE)

  Taina Rantanen;Erja Portegijs;Anne Viljanen;Johanna Eronen

  169
  Citations

• Quality of life and barriers in the urban outdoor environment in old age

  Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Markku Kauppinen;Raija Leinonen

  151
  Citations

• Association Between Physical Performance and Sense of Autonomy in Outdoor Activities and Life-Space Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older People

  Erja Portegijs;Merja Rantakokko;Tuija M. Mikkola;Anne Viljanen

  143
  Citations

• Associations Between Environmental Characteristics and Life-Space Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older People.

  Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Erja Portegijs;Anne Viljanen

  139
  Citations

• Perceived Environmental Barriers to Outdoor Mobility and Feelings of Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older People

  Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Satu Vahaluoto;Erja Portegijs

  127
  Citations

• Life-space mobility and dimensions of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults.

  Hannele Polku;Tuija M. Mikkola;Erja Portegijs;Merja Rantakokko

  117
  Citations

• The association between objectively measured physical activity and life-space mobility among older people.

  L.-T. Tsai;E. Portegijs;M. Rantakokko;Anne Viljanen

  117
  Citations

• Unmet Physical Activity Need in Old Age

  Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Mirja Hirvensalo;Raija Leinonen

  106
  Citations

• Life-space mobility assessment in older people in Finland; Measurement properties in winter and spring

  Erja Portegijs;Susanne Iwarsson;Merja Rantakokko;Anne Viljanen

  102
  Citations

• Life-space mobility and quality of life in community-dwelling older people.

  Merja Rantakokko;Erja Portegijs;Anne Viljanen;Susanne Iwarsson

  99
  Citations

• Environmental facilitators for outdoor walking and development of walking difficulty in community-dwelling older adults

  Johanna Eronen;Mikaela von Bonsdorff;Merja Rantakokko;Taina Rantanen

  99
  Citations

• Active aging – resilience and external support as modifiers of the disablement outcome: AGNES cohort study protocol

  Taina Rantanen;Milla Saajanaho;Laura Karavirta;Sini Siltanen

  98
  Citations

• Perceived barriers in the outdoor environment and development of walking difficulties in older people

  Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Minna Mänty;Raija Leinonen

  94
  Citations

• Physical Limitations, Walkability, Perceived Environmental Facilitators and Physical Activity of Older Adults in Finland

  Erja Portegijs;Kirsi E. Keskinen;Li Tang Tsai;Taina Rantanen

  93
  Citations

• Is frailty associated with life-space mobility and perceived autonomy in participation outdoors? A longitudinal study

  Erja Portegijs;Merja Rantakokko;Anne Viljanen;Sarianna Sipilä

  85
  Citations

• Developing an Assessment Method of Active Aging: University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale:

  Taina Rantanen;Erja Portegijs;Katja Kokko;Merja Rantakokko

  84
  Citations

• The effect of out-of-home activity intervention delivered by volunteers on depressive symptoms among older people with severe mobility limitations: a randomized controlled trial

  Merja Rantakokko;Inka Pakkala;Irma Äyräväinen;Taina Rantanen

  14
  Citations