Taina Rantanen

Taina Rantanen

Professor, Vice Dean
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Room number
VIV 163
Email
taina.rantanen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408053590
Postal address
Rautpohjankatu 8a
Fields of science
3141 Health care science
319 Other medical sciences
315 Sport and fitness sciences

Research interests

The goal of my research is to find ways to enhance the functional capacity and autonomy of older people in order to help them stay active and in charge of their own lives for as long as possible. Key research areas are physical and psychological functioning, living environment and promotion of activities and participation in different life situations.

Publications

Publication
2025

Personalised, GIS-based counselling to promote habitual walking in mobility-limited and chronically ill older adults : protocol of the MOBITEC-Routes randomised controlled trial

BMC Geriatrics.
Hinrichs, Timo
Schilling, René
Sofios, Alexandros
Infanger, Denis
Prechtl, Luisa
Stauffer, Nora
Eichenberger, Viviane
Giannouli, Eleftheria
Rantanen, Taina
Portegijs, Erja
Schuster-Amft, Corina
Mai, Anna
Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno
Röcke, Christina
Weibel, Robert
Publication
2025

Physical determinants of daily physical activity in older men and women

PLoS ONE.
Karavirta, Laura
Aittokoski, Timo
Pynnönen, Katja
Rantalainen, Timo
Westgate, Kate
Gonzales, Tomas
Palmberg, Lotta
Neuvonen, Joona
Lipponen, Jukka A.
Turunen, Katri
Nikander, Riku
Portegijs, Erja
Rantanen, Taina
Brage, Søren
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Projects

Vanhempi henkilö kävelee metsässä reppu selässä
Project

Ageing, Environment and Functioning (ENVIS-AGE)

The ENVIS-AGE is a strategic profiling area supporting JYU’s strategic goal to reach world's leading edge in the designated research areas of human wellbeing.