Publications of Physical Activity and Functional Capacity -research group

Scientific peer-reviewed articles

2026

Institutional Values in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences. In Worldviews and Values in Higher Education: Community Engagement, Partnerships, and Outreach. M. B. Rao, A. Singh & P. M. Rao (Eds.). Emerald Publishing Limited. pp. 85-95.

2025

Effects of Technology-Assisted Rehabilitation After Spinal Cord Injury: Pilot Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial

Recovery from work and physical activity among Finnish higher education personnel – an online survey study

Co‐Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of Umeå

Urban forest visitors’ perceptions of biodiversity and its effects on their well-being

Potential of location-based games in increasing adolescents’ well-being and connection with nature

From open access publishing to collaborative dissemination

The most common dusculoskeletal disorders in the Finnish Army Academy (abstract in English, p. 32)

2024

The temporal moments of the residential green environment visits associated with the weather observations (pp. 183-192)

Towards a sporting excellence innovation and investment hub ecosystem in Lahti, Finland (pp. 193-202)

Technology to support well-being at work – Experiences and knowledge of managers and employees (pp. 203-214)

Perspectives of Ecosocial Practice in Human Services: An International Comparison between Finland and Australia

Ecosocial work among social welfare professionals in Finland: Key learnings for future practice

Effectiveness of robot-assisted lower limb rehabilitation on balance in people with stroke: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

Health-related quality of life after hip fracture: effects of a 12-month home-based exercise intervention—secondary analyses of an RCT

The effectiveness of therapeutic exercise interventions with virtual reality on balance and walking among persons with chronic stroke: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials

The effects of robotic training on walking and functional independence of people with spinal cord injury: A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

The effects of virtual reality training on cognition in older adults: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials

2023

Challenges in using mHealth data from smartphones and wearable devices to predict depression symptom severity: Retrospective analysis

Mobile health solutions: An opportunity for rehabilitation in low- and middle income countries?

The usability of daytime and night-time heart rate dynamics as digital biomarkers of depression severity

Social welfare professionals’ views on addressing environmental issues in social work in Finland

Understanding the subjective experience of long-term remote measurement technology use for symptom tracking in people with depression: Multisite longitudinal qualitative analysis

2022

1H NMR urinary metabolomic analysis in older adults after hip fracture surgery may provide valuable information for patient profiling - A preliminary investigation

Biopsychosocial response to the COVID-19 lockdown in people with major depressive disorder and multiple sclerosis

Higher education institutions: Creating and implementing regional innovative knowledge communities – A comparative study of Finland and Australia

mHealth apps for low back pain self-management: Scoping review

Mobile health applications for improving physical function, physical activity, and quality of life in stroke survivors: A systematic review

The effectiveness of physical activity-promoting web- and mobile-based distance weight loss interventions on body composition in rehabilitation settings: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis

Workplace physical activity practices in real life: A scoping review of grey literature for small- and medium-sized enterprises

2021

Biosignals in human factors research for heavy equipment operators: A review of available methods and their feasibility in laboratory and ambulatory studies

The framework of the Päijät-Häme Sport, Experiences, and Well-being Road Map 2030

2020

The role of the Finnish and Australian universities in achieving a better and more sustainable future for all

Other publications

2024

Care for Health to be Inshape – Why we are not physically active?

2023

Lahti brings together experts in the field of sustainable winter sports

Promotion of health-enhancing physical activity in small-to-medium-sized enterprises

2022

Lahti Research Infrastructure for Sports

Sport innovations for societal and economic impact

2021

Impacts of nature based physical activity on well-being and health. p. 30-42

Päijät-Häme – an attractive and internationally interesting competence hub and innovator of exercise, experiences and well-being. p. 43-54

The European Summer School 2021 Goes to the Green Routes

2020

A rolling stone gathers no moss! (pdf) p. 139-151

Meaningful Learning in Different Settings

Nature-based health enhanced physical activity in Lahti. p. 61-69

Päijät-Häme region’s key project in smart specialisation: Sports and experiences roadmap 2030. p. 31-41

The promoting and inhibiting factors of the student`s thesis process during the social and health care studies (pdf). p. 52-64