Search Results - "Strandberg, T. E"

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older People’s Loneliness: Findings from a Longitudinal Study between 2019 and 2021 among Older Home-Dwellers in Finland by Knuutila, M. T., Rautiainen, L., Lehti, T. E., Karppinen, H., Kautiainen, H., Strandberg, T. E., Öhman, H., Savikko, N. M., Jansson, A. H., Pitkälä, K. H.

“…Objectives To investigate the change in feelings of loneliness among Finnish community-dwelling older people from before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 to…”
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Association of midlife obesity and cardiovascular risk with old age frailty: a 26-year follow-up of initially healthy men by Strandberg, T E, Sirola, J, Pitkälä, K H, Tilvis, R S, Strandberg, A Y, Stenholm, S

“…Objective and hypothesis: To investigate whether old age frailty is predicted by midlife overweight/obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Design:…”
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Predictors and subjective causes of loneliness in an aged population by Savikko, N., Routasalo, P., Tilvis, R.S., Strandberg, T.E., Pitkälä, K.H.

“…The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence and self-reported causes of loneliness among Finnish older population. The data were collected with a postal…”
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Pathways to longevity – but is it successful? by Strandberg, T. E.

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Noncholesterol Sterols and Cholesterol Lowering by Long-Term Simvastatin Treatment in Coronary Patients: Relation to Basal Serum Cholestanol by Miettinen, T A, Strandberg, T E, Gylling, H

“…Coronary patients with low baseline ratios of serum cholestanol and plant sterols to cholesterol (indicating low cholesterol absorption) but not those with…”
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Predictors of Cognitive Decline and Mortality of Aged People Over a 10-Year Period by Tilvis, Reijo S., Kähönen-Väre, Mervi H., Jolkkonen, Juha, Valvanne, Jaakko, Pitkala, Kaisu H., Strandberg, Timo E.

“…Background. The search for preventable and remediable risk conditions of cognitive decline is ongoing, but results have thus far been inconsistent. According…”
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Associations of perceived poor societal treatment among the oldest-old by Knuutila, M, Lehti, TE, Karppinen, H, Kautiainen, H, Strandberg, TE, Pitkala, KH

“…•Previous studies reporting ageism have lacked experiences of the oldest-old.•21% of the respondents (75–100+ years) in our study reported perceived poor…”
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Positive life orientation as a predictor of 10-year outcome in an aged population by Pitkala, K.H, Laakkonen, M.L, Strandberg, T.E, Tilvis, R.S

“…It is well known that depression predicts mortality in old age. However, little is known about the impact of positive emotions. We investigated the impact of…”
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Definition of frailty in older men according to questionnaire data (RAND-36/SF-36): The Helsinki Businessmen study by Sirola, J., Pitkala, K. H., Tilvis, R. S., Miettinen, T. A., Strandberg, Timo E.

“…Objective To explore the association of frailty according to questionnaire data (modified Fried criteria) with important endpoints in older men. Design and…”
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Precipitating factors of delirium: Stress response to multiple triggers among patients with and without dementia by Hölttä, E.H., Laurila, J.V., Laakkonen, M.L., Strandberg, T.E., Tilvis, R.S., Pitkala, K.H.

“…Delirium is common and serious acute syndrome among older people precipitated by multiple external factors such as acute illnesses, trauma, surgery, and drugs…”
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Fermented cereal with specific bifidobacteria normalizes bowel movements in elderly nursing home residents. A randomized, controlled trial by Pitkala, K H, Strandberg, T E, Finne Soveri, U H, Ouwehand, A C, Poussa, T, Salminen, S

“…To assess how fermented oat drink with two selected Bifidobacterium longum strains influences bowel movements among elderly nursing home residents. A…”
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Secular trends in the use of vitamins, minerals and fish-oil products in two cohorts of community-dwelling older people in Helsinki — Population-based surveys in 1999 and 2009 by Savikko, Niina, Pitkala, K. H, Laurila, J. V, Suominen, M. H, Tilvis, R. S, Kautiainen, H, Strandberg, T. E

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine and compare the prevalence of use of vitamins, minerals, and fish-oil products (VMFO) in Finnish community-dwelling older people at two…”
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C-Reactive Protein, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Mortality in a Prospective Study in the Elderly by Strandberg, Timo E, Tilvis, Reijo S

“…ABSTRACTSerum C-reactive protein (CRP) reflects inflammation and predicts cardiovascular disease in middle-aged individuals. We investigated CRP, risk factors,…”
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Macronutrient composition and sarcopenia in the oldest-old men: The Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS) by Jyväkorpi, S K, Urtamo, A, Kivimäki, M, Strandberg, T E

“…Sarcopenia is associated with increased risk for several adverse health outcomes including frailty, disability, loss of independence, and mortality. We…”
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Confusion assessment method in the diagnostics of delirium among aged hospital patients: Would it serve better in screening than as a diagnostic instrument? by Laurila, J. V., Pitkala, K. H., Strandberg, T. E., Tilvis, R. S.

“…Background The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) is an easy, four‐step algorithmic diagnostic test developed to detect delirium. Objective To determine how…”
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Body size at birth and cardiovascular response to and recovery from mental stress in children by Feldt, K, Räikkönen, K, Pyhälä, R, Jones, A, Phillips, D I W, Eriksson, J G, Pesonen, A K, Heinonen, K, Järvenpää, A-L, Strandberg, T E, Kajantie, E

“…Cardiovascular (CV) response to mental stress, a predictor of CV disease risk, may be determined already in utero. However, the underlying mechanisms remain…”
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Effect of statins on C-reactive protein in patients with coronary artery disease by Strandberg, Timo E, Vanhanen, Hannu, Tikkanen, Matti J

“…Statins have anti-inflammatory properties, so they should lower serum C-reactive protein. The effects of this in patients with coronary artery disease are…”
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Chocolate, well-being and health among elderly men by Strandberg, T.E, Strandberg, A.Y, Pitkala, K, Salomaa, V.V, Tilvis, R.S, Miettinen, T.A

“…Objective: We hypothesized that chocolate preference would be related to health and psychological well-being in old men. Design, setting and participants: We…”
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Follow-up study of patients randomized in the scandinavian simvastatin survival study (4S) of cholesterol lowering by Pedersen, Terje R., Wilhelmsen, Lars, Færgeman, Ole, Strandberg, Timo E., Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur, Troedsson, Linda, Kristianson, Johan, Berg, Kåre, Cook, Thomas J., Haghfelt, Torben, Kjekshus, John, Miettinen, Tatu, Olsson, Anders G., Pyörälä, Kalevi, Wedel, Hans

“…The Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) and other randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that cholesterol-lowering treatment with statins…”
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Association of nutritional components with falls in oldest-old men: The Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS) by Jyväkorpi, S K, Urtamo, A, Kivimäki, M, Strandberg, T E

“…Falls are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in older people. We examined how nutritional factors are associated with self-reported falls in the…”
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