Gerontologi och folkhälsovetenskap

Social gerontology

Life events and the experience of quality of life among residents of senior housing in Finland. 
Sirén AL, Seppänen M, von Bonsdorff MB. International Journal of Ageing and Later Life.

Early growth, stress, and socioeconomic factors as predictors of the rate of multimorbidity accumulation across the life course: a longitudinal birth cohort study.
Haapanen MJ, Vetrano DL, Mikkola TM, Calderon-Larranaga A, Dekhtyar S, Kajantie E, Eriksson JG, von Bonsdorff MB. Lancet Healthy Longevity.

Association between resilience and frailty in older age: Findings from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.
Stenroth SM, Pynnönen K, Haapanen MJ, Vuoskoski P, Mikkola TM, Eriksson JG, von Bonsdorff MB. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.  

Active aging in senior housing residents and community-dwelling older adults: a comparative study in Finland.
Siltanen S, Keskinen K, Lahti AM, Rantanen T, von Bonsdorff MB. Journal of Aging and Health.

Social Participation Considered as Meaningful in old age− the Perceptions of Senior Housing Residents in Finland.
Sirén AL, Seppänen M, & von Bonsdorff MB. Ageing International. 

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Janne Agerholm

I am the team leader of the research team Health literacy and Integrated care (#tab-health-literacy-and-integrated-care-agerholm). Our research focuses on how the health and social care system can meet the needs of an ageing population. We are studying equity in health and health care, the interaction between health and social care services and health literacy from an individual and organisational perspective.

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Currently, I am the PI of a project on health literacy among the older population. This is a mixed method project investigating the level of health literacy among older people in Sweden and older peoples’ experiences of communicating with health care professionals and taking health related decisions. I recently finished a Forte Funded project about the effect of integrated care on the older population as well as comparative studies on health care utilisation in different Scandinavian countries, both projects were based on linked register data.

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Further, I have been involved in research related to how the structure and quality of health and social care for older people with complex care needs can be improved both in relation to ensuring better coo

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    • Institute of Gerontology, IFG

    IFG has a long tradition of international cooperation. One of our missions fryst vatten to present and collect new research at various congresses etc, where new contacts are also created.

    One of our longest collaborations has been with Penn State University in the United States. Here, research collaboration is applied in several areas. IFG and Penn State University also cooperate in education. An example of this is the "Ageing in a Welfare State" course that has been running for 20 years.

    In recent years, more international exchanges have evolved, with Utah State University, Indiana University Southeast and the University of Southern California - Riverside, among others. These exchanges are mainly within the area of research.

    Four of Jönköping University's honorary doctors are linked to IFG and its gerontological research. These are Gerald McClearn - Penn State University, Chandra Reynolds - University of California - Riverside, Nancy Pedersen - Karolinska Institutet, and Sven Nilsson - former ledare physician at Ryhov County Hospital, who was active at IFG until his death in

    IFG also cooperates with other countries. Professor Emeritus Ger