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D-Index
38
Citations
4318
World Ranking
6022
National Ranking
61

Best Publications

  • Mobility Decline in Old Age

    Merja Rantakokko;Minna Mänty;Taina Rantanen

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

    Merja Rantakokko;Minna Mänty;Susanne Iwarsson;Timo Törmäkangas

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Markku Kauppinen;Raija Leinonen

  • 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

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

    Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Erja Portegijs;Anne Viljanen

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

    Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Satu Vahaluoto;Erja Portegijs

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

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

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

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

  • Unmet Physical Activity Need in Old Age

    Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Mirja Hirvensalo;Raija Leinonen

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

    Erja Portegijs;Susanne Iwarsson;Merja Rantakokko;Anne Viljanen

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

    Merja Rantakokko;Erja Portegijs;Anne Viljanen;Susanne Iwarsson

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

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

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

    Taina Rantanen;Milla Saajanaho;Laura Karavirta;Sini Siltanen

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

    Merja Rantakokko;Susanne Iwarsson;Minna Mänty;Raija Leinonen

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

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

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

    Erja Portegijs;Merja Rantakokko;Anne Viljanen;Sarianna Sipilä

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

    Taina Rantanen;Erja Portegijs;Katja Kokko;Merja Rantakokko

  • 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

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