von Bonsdorff: Healthy and Active Ageing
The research group focuses on healthy and active ageing from a life course perspective. we apply a multidisciplinary approach to the research in gerontology and public health. As healthy and active ageing from a life course perspective is such a broad field of research, it is necessary to study the multiple domains of physical, psychological and social functioning and health using different study designs and methods. Within this area, our research interests also include work ability, trajectories of health, functioning and frailty as well as the role of adaptation to adverse life events and lifestyle factors, mainly physical activity and various social aspects of ageing.
Overview
Core fields of research
Physical activity, health and wellbeing
Research areas
JYU.Well
Active ageing and care
Physical activity, wellbeing and behaviour change across the life-span
Active aging
Faculty
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Research group description
The research group in healthy and active investigates ageing from a life course perspective and includes doctoral students, postdocs and project researchers who are based at the Gerontology Research Center and Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, JY or at Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki. In addition, we collaborate with research groups at University of Helsinki, Tampere University, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, VU Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Lund University, Sweden
Current
Members
Research group
Group leaders
Members
External members
Sini Siltanen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Folkhälsan Research Center
Markus Haapanen
MD, Senior Researcher
Folkhälsan Research Center, University of Helsinki
Sini Stenroth
Doctoral Researcher
Gerontology Reseach Center, University of Jyväskylä, Folkhälsan Research Center
Anna Lahti
Doctoral Researcher
Gerontology Reseach Center, University of Jyväskylä, Folkhälsan Research Center
Ann-Louise Siren
Doctoral Researcher
University of Helsinki, Folkhälsan Research Center
Helena Levonmaa
Doctoral Researcher
Gerontology Reseach Center, University of Jyväskylä, Folkhälsan Research Center