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Overview

Taina Rantanen is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland and specializes in medicine and social sciences. Their extensive research portfolio includes 156 publications in medicine and 73 in social sciences, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to health and aging.

Their work spans several subfields, with notable contributions in physiology, health, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, surgery, and transportation.

Rantanen's research addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Physical activity and health
  • Urban transport and accessibility
  • Older adults driving studies
  • Balance, gait, and falls prevention
  • Gastric cancer management and outcomes
  • Obesity, physical activity, and diet

Their publication record includes work in key journals such as:

  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A (11 publications)
  • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (9 publications)
  • European Journal of Public Health (9 publications)
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology (7 publications)
  • Journal of Aging and Health (6 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • Life-Space Mobility and Active Aging as Factors Underlying Quality of Life Among Older People Before and During COVID-19 Lockdown in Finland-A Longitudinal Study (2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A)
  • Older adults' activity destinations before and during COVID-19 restrictions: From a variety of activities to mostly physical exercise close to home (2021, Health & Place)
  • The Associations of Activity Fragmentation With Physical and Mental Fatigability Among Community-Dwelling 75-, 80-, and 85-Year-Old People (2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A)
  • Effects of physical and cognitive training on gait speed and cognition in older adults: A randomized controlled trial (2021, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports)
  • Associations of physical activity in detailed intensity ranges with body composition and physical function. a cross-sectional study among sedentary older adults (2020, European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authorship including:

  • Erja Portegijs (69 joint publications)
  • Laura Karavirta (37 joint publications)
  • Timo Rantalainen (31 joint publications)
  • Lotta Palmberg (18 joint publications)
  • Kaisa Koivunen (17 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Age-associated changes in skeletal muscles and their effect on mobility: an operational diagnosis of sarcopenia

    Fulvio Lauretani;Cosimo Roberto Russo;Stefania Bandinelli;Benedetta Bartali

  • Midlife hand grip strength as a predictor of old age disability.

    T Rantanen;J M Guralnik;D Foley;K Masaki

  • Sarcopenic obesity: definition, cause and consequences.

    Sari Stenholm;Tamara B Harris;Taina Rantanen;Marjolein Visser

  • Definition of treatment goals for moderate to severe psoriasis: a European consensus

    U. Mrowietz;K. Kragballe;K. Reich;P. Spuls

  • European S3-guidelines on the systemic treatment of psoriasis vulgaris

    D Pathirana;AD Ormerod;P Saiag;Catherine Smith

  • Handgrip strength and cause-specific and total mortality in older disabled women: exploring the mechanism.

    Taina Rantanen;Taina Rantanen;Stefano Volpato;Luigi Ferrucci;Eino Heikkinen

  • Muscle Strength and Body Mass Index as Long-Term Predictors of Mortality in Initially Healthy Men

    Taina Rantanen;Tamara Harris;Suzanne G. Leveille;Marjolein Visser;Marjolein Visser

  • Mobility Difficulties and Physical Activity as Predictors of Mortality and Loss of Independence in the Community-Living Older Population

    Mirja Hirvensalo;Taina Rantanen;Eino Heikkinen

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function.

    E Repapi;I Sayers;L V Wain;P R Burton

  • Disability, physical activity, and muscle strength in older women: the Women's Health and Aging Study.

    Taina Rantanen;Jack M. Guralnik;Ritva Sakari-Rantala;Suzanne Leveille

  • Grip strength changes over 27 yr in Japanese-American men

    T. Rantanen;K. Masaki;D. Foley;G. Izmirlian

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • Lower Extremity Performance in Nondisabled Older Persons as a Predictor of Subsequent Hospitalization

    Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Luigi Ferrucci;Suzanne G. Leveille;Taina Rantanen

  • Muscle strength, disability and mortality.

    T. Rantanen

  • Hand-Grip Strength Cut-Points to Screen Older Persons at Risk for Mobility Limitation

    Janne Sallinen;Sari Stenholm;Taina Rantanen;Markku Heliövaara

  • Maximal Isometric Strength and Mobility among 75-year-old Men and Women

    Taina Rantanen;Pertti Era;Eino Heikkinen

  • Physical activity and the changes in maximal isometric strength in men and women from the age of 75 to 80 years.

    Taina Rantanen;Pertti Era;Eino Heikkinen

  • Muscle strength as a predictor of onset of ADL dependence in people aged 75 years.

    Taina Rantanen;Kirsten Avlund;Harri Suominen;Marianne Schroll

  • Force Platform Balance Measures as Predictors of Indoor and Outdoor Falls in Community-Dwelling Women Aged 63–76 Years

    Satu Pajala;Pertti Era;Markku Koskenvuo;Jaakko Kaprio

  • Motives for and barriers to physical activity among older adults with mobility limitations.

    Minna Rasinaho;Mirja Hannele Hirvensalo;Raija Leinonen;Taru Lintunen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Merja Rantakokko
Merja Rantakokko University of Jyväskylä
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Markku Koskenvuo
Markku Koskenvuo University of Helsinki
Eero Kajantie
Eero Kajantie Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Markku Alen
Markku Alen Oulu University Hospital
Urho M. Kujala
Urho M. Kujala University of Jyväskylä
Ari Heinonen
Ari Heinonen University of Jyväskylä
Clive Osmond
Clive Osmond University of Southampton
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh

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