Publications of Physical Activity and Functional Capacity -research group

Scientific peer-reviewed articles

2025

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

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