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List of works by Kaisu Pitkälä

A qualitative analysis of student Balint groups in medical education: contexts and triggers of case presentations and discussion themes.

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Alcohol consumption in midlife and old age and risk of frailty: Alcohol paradox in a 30-year follow-up study.

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Alcohol use of older adults: drinking alcohol for medicinal purposes

scientific article published on 22 July 2011

Altering a computerized laboratory test order form rationalizes ordering of laboratory tests in primary care physicians

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Alzheimer's patients' spouses critiques of the support services.

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Analgesic use and pain in residents with and without dementia in aged care facilities: A cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 3 June 2016

Anticholinergic drug use and mortality among residents of long-term care facilities: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 20 May 2010

Association Between Use of Statin Medication and Weight Change in Older Men ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 2012

Association between alcohol consumption in healthy midlife and telomere length in older men. The Helsinki Businessmen Study ⬇️

scientific article published on August 9, 2012

Association between anticholinergic drugs and apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele and poorer cognitive function in older cardiovascular patients: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published in March 2009

Association of Self-Rated Health in Midlife With Mortality and Old Age Frailty: A 26-Year Follow-Up of Initially Healthy Men.

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Association of anticholinergic drugs with hospitalization and mortality among older cardiovascular patients: A prospective study.

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Association of midlife obesity and cardiovascular risk with old age frailty: a 26-year follow-up of initially healthy men ⬇️

scientific article published on May 22, 2012

Association of midlife value priorities with health-related quality of life, frailty and mortality among older men: a 26-year follow-up of the Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS).

scientific article published on 7 February 2018

Association of telomere length in older men with mortality and midlife body mass index and smoking

scientific article published on 22 June 2011

Associations between Nutritional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life among Long-Term Care Residents in Helsinki

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Associations between Nutritional Status, Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Long-Term Care Residents in Helsinki

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Associations between cytomegalovirus infection, comorbidity, quality of life, and functional impairment in older people

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

Associations of physical activity with self-rated health and well-being in middle-aged Finnish men.

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Bioimpedance analysis and physical functioning as mortality indicators among older sarcopenic people

scientific article published on 24 April 2019

Burden of Oral Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Long-Term Care Settings in Helsinki, Finland

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Burden of Oral Symptoms and Its Associations With Nutrition, Well-Being, and Survival Among Nursing Home Residents

scientific article published on 09 December 2018

Burden of Potentially Harmful Medications and the Association With Quality of Life and Mortality Among Institutionalized Older People

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Caregiver-reported swallowing difficulties, malnutrition, and mortality among older people in assisted living facilities.

scientific article published on July 2014

Caregivers' male gender is associated with poor nutrient intake in AD families (NuAD-trial).

scientific article published in July 2014

Change in Prescribing for Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease in Finnish Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Changes in Institutionalized Older People's Dentition Status in Helsinki, 2003-2017

scientific article published on 26 October 2019

Changes in disability, self-rated health, comorbidities and psychological wellbeing in community-dwelling 75-95-year-old cohorts over two decades in Helsinki.

scientific article published on 7 August 2017

Changes in malnutrition and quality of nutritional care among aged residents in all nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Helsinki 2003-2011.

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Chewing ability and dementia

scientific article published on 01 May 2013

Chewing problems and mortality

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Chocolate, well-being and health among elderly men.

scientific article published on 28 February 2007

Cholesterol and glucose metabolism and recurrent cardiovascular events among the elderly: a prospective study

scientific article published on 24 July 2006

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of active and healthy aging (AHA) in octogenarian men

scientific article published on 01 March 2015

Clinical supervision among family physicians: prevalence, needs, and attitudes.

scientific article published on 12 May 2013

Cognitive Training Interventions for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review.

scientific article published on 7 February 2017

Cohort Profile: The Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS).

scientific article published on 24 December 2015

Comment on: Advance Care Planning: Social Isolation Matters

scientific article published on 04 September 2020

Commentary on Tannen A, Dassen T and Halfens R (2008) Differences in prevalence of pressure ulcers between the Netherlands and Germany--associations between risk, prevention and occurrence of pressure ulcers in hospitals and nursing homes. Journal o

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Comparison of normal fasting and one-hour glucose levels as predictors of future diabetes during a 34-year follow-up.

scientific article published on 20 May 2013

Culturally diverse health care students' experiences with teaching strategies in Finland: A national survey ⬇️

scientific article published on August 2, 2012

Culturally diverse nursing students in Finland: some experiences

scientific article published on 12 September 2012

Definition of frailty in older men according to questionnaire data (RAND-36/SF-36): The Helsinki Businessmen study ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2011

Dentition status, malnutrition and mortality among older service housing residents.

scientific article published in January 2014

Dentition, nutritional status and adequacy of dietary intake among older residents in assisted living facilities.

scientific article published on 28 August 2014

Detecting delirium using different diagnostic criteria among long-term care residents

scientific article published on 05 August 2009

Do Clinicians Recommend Multivitamin and Mineral Supplements to Long-Term Care Residents According to Nutritional Status?

scientific article published on 01 June 2016

Do you want to live to be 100? Answers from older people.

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Do you wish to live to the age of 100? A survey of older men

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

Education to reduce potentially harmful medication use among residents of assisted living facilities: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 10 May 2014

Effect of 12-Month Supervised, Home-Based Physical Exercise on Functioning Among Persons With Signs of Frailty: A Randomized Controlled Trial

article by Sara Suikkanen et al published December 2021 in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Effect of Clinical Geriatric Assessments and Collaborative Medication Reviews by Geriatrician and Family Physician for Improving Health-Related Quality of Life in Home-Dwelling Older Patients Receiving Polypharmacy: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Tri

scientific article published on 16 October 2019

Effect of Exercise on Drug-Related Falls Among Persons with Alzheimer's Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the FINALEX Study

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Effect of cholesterol on mortality and quality of life up to a 46-year follow-up.

scientific article published on 28 June 2011

Effect of physical exercise on cognitive performance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: a systematic review

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Effective treatment of delirium is difficult but not impossible

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Effectiveness of exercise intervention and health promotion on cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged men: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial

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Effects of Cognitive Training on Cognition and Quality of Life of Older Persons with Dementia.

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

Effects of Exercise on Cognition: The Finnish Alzheimer Disease Exercise Trial: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on April 2016

Effects of Exercise on Functional Performance and Fall Rate in Subjects with Mild or Advanced Alzheimer's Disease: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Study.

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Effects of Self-Management Groups for People with Dementia and Their Spouses--Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 05 April 2016

Effects of preventive home visits on health-related quality-of-life and mortality in home-dwelling older adults

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Effects of psychosocial group rehabilitation on social functioning, loneliness and well-being of lonely, older people: randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 2 December 2008

Effects of socially stimulating group intervention on lonely, older people's cognition: a randomized, controlled trial.

scientific article published in July 2011

Eight-Year Trends in the Use of Opioids, Other Analgesics, and Psychotropic Medications Among Institutionalized Older People in Finland

scientific article published on 10 July 2015

Emotionally exhausting factors in general practitioners' work

scientific article published on 27 August 2015

Encouraging primary care research: evaluation of a one-year, doctoral clinical epidemiology research course.

scientific article published on 08 February 2016

Ethical care in dementia

scientific article published on 2 October 2009

Exercise intervention and health checks for middle-aged men with elevated cardiovascular risk: a randomized controlled trial

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Exercise rehabilitation on home-dwelling patients with Alzheimer's disease--a randomized, controlled trial. Study protocol

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Facing uncertainty as a medical student--a qualitative study of their reflective learning diaries and writings on specific themes during the first clinical year.

scientific article published on 19 September 2009

Family care as collaboration: effectiveness of a multicomponent support program for elderly couples with dementia. Randomized controlled intervention study

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

Family physician experiences with and needs for clinical supervision: Associations between work experiences, professional issues and social support at work

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

Fourteen-Year Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Medications, Opioids, and Other Sedatives Among Institutionalized Older People in Helsinki, Finland

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Gender differences in dementia spousal caregiving.

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Geriatric syndromes--vascular disorders?

scientific article published on 16 October 2012

Herbal medications and other dietary supplements. A clinical review for physicians caring for older people

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High Intake of Nonmilk Extrinsic Sugars Is Associated With Protein and Micronutrient Dilution in Home-Dwelling and Institutionalized Older People

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

High proportions of older people with normal nutritional status have poor protein intake and low diet quality

scientific article published on 23 June 2016

Higher Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid to Saturated Fatty Acid Ratio Is Associated With Cognition, Mobility, Nutrient Intakes, and Higher Diet Quality in Heterogeneous Older Populations.

scientific article published on 15 June 2017

How Do Community-Dwelling Persons with Alzheimer Disease Fall? Falls in the FINALEX Study

scientific article published on May 2017

How do elderly spouse care givers of people with Alzheimer disease experience the disclosure of dementia diagnosis and subsequent care?

scientific article published in June 2008

How well do nurses recognize malnutrition in elderly patients?

scientific article published on 19 September 2007

Increased Mortality Despite Successful Multifactorial Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Healthy Men: 40-Year Follow-Up of the Helsinki Businessmen Study Intervention Trial

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Inflammation markers and malnutrition as risk factors for infections and impaired health-related quality of life among older nursing home residents.

scientific article published in June 2009

Interaction of herpesviridae, APOE gene, and education in cognitive impairment.

scientific article published in July 2005

Interest in healthy lifestyle and adherence to medications: Impact on mortality among elderly cardiovascular patients in the DEBATE Study

scientific article published on 07 March 2007

Inverse relationship between body mass index and mortality in older nursing home residents: a meta-analysis of 19,538 elderly subjects.

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Leisure-time physical activity in midlife is related to old age frailty

scientific article published on 22 March 2013

Leisure-time physical activity, cardiovascular risk factors and mortality during a 34-year follow-up in men.

scientific article published on 24 June 2010

Lipid-lowering response to statins is affected by CYP3A5 polymorphism

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Loneliness in Nursing Homes.

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Long-term care and oral health

scientific article published on 06 August 2009

Low midlife blood pressure, survival, comorbidity, and health-related quality of life in old age: the Helsinki Businessmen Study

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Low protein and micronutrient intakes in heterogeneous older population samples.

scientific article published on 15 July 2015

Major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in midlife and extreme longevity

scientific article published on 14 October 2019

Malnutrition according to the mini nutritional assessment in older adults in different settings.

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Malnutrition and associated factors among aged residents in all nursing homes in Helsinki

scientific article published on 01 April 2005

Medical errors and uncertainty in primary healthcare: a comparative study of coping strategies among young and experienced GPs.

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Midlife Cardiovascular Status and Old Age Physical Functioning Trajectories in Older Businessmen

scientific article published on 24 August 2019

Midlife characteristics of older men using statins.

scientific article published in May 2013

Midlife obesity and risk of frailty in old age during a 22-year follow-up in men and women: the Mini-Finland Follow-up Survey

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Midlife predictors of active and healthy aging (AHA) among older businessmen

scientific article published on 24 December 2018

Modifiable risk factors in midlife and the age of onset of diabetes mellitus: a 34-year follow-up study

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Nurse Education to Reduce Harmful Medication Use in Assisted Living Facilities: Effects of a Randomized Controlled Trial on Falls and Cognition.

scientific article published on 7 October 2015

Nutrition and psychological well-being among long-term care residents with dementia

scientific article published on 01 February 2015

Nutrition, Daily Walking and Resilience Are Associated with Physical Function in the Oldest Old Men

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Nutritional Guidance Improves Nutrient Intake and Quality of Life, and May Prevent Falls in Aged Persons with Alzheimer Disease Living with a Spouse (NuAD Trial).

scientific article published in January 2015

Nutritional guidelines for older people in Finland.

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Nutritional status, energy, protein, and micronutrient intake of older service house residents

scientific article published on 12 February 2011

Nutritional treatment of aged individuals with Alzheimer disease living at home with their spouses: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Older People's Loneliness in Clinical Work

scientific article published on 05 August 2019

Older adults' own reasoning for their alcohol consumption.

scientific article published on 29 December 2010

Older persons with signs of frailty in a home-based physical exercise intervention: baseline characteristics of an RCT

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

Oral hygiene and associated factors among frail older assisted living residents.

scientific article published on 5 December 2012

Physical activity in midlife and telomere length measured in old age.

scientific article published on 22 February 2012

Porvoo sarcopenia and nutrition trial: effects of protein supplementation on functional performance in home-dwelling sarcopenic older people - study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Positive life orientation predicts good survival prognosis in old age.

scientific article published on 20 July 2011

Potentially severe drug-drug interactions among older people and associations in assisted living facilities in Finland: a cross-sectional study

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Precipitating factors of delirium: stress response to multiple triggers among patients with and without dementia.

scientific article published on 5 May 2014

Predictors and subjective causes of loneliness in an aged population.

scientific article published on November 2005

Predisposing and precipitating factors for delirium in a frail geriatric population.

scientific article published on September 2008

Prescribed Doses of Opioids in Long-Term Care Facilities

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

Prevalence of at-risk drinking among older adults and associated sociodemographic and health-related factors

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

Prevention and intervention ⬇️

scientific article published on November 10, 2012

Prevention of Functional Decline by Reframing the Role of Nursing Homes?

scientific article published in February 2017

Prognostic significance of delirium in frail older people.

scientific article published on 23 December 2004

Prognostic value of the quality indicator "concurrent use of three or more psychotropic drugs" among residents of long-term-care facilities

scientific article published on 14 July 2009

Psychosocial group intervention to enhance self-management skills of people with dementia and their caregivers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Reducing inappropriate, anticholinergic and psychotropic drugs among older residents in assisted living facilities: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial ⬇️

scientific article published on June 18, 2012

Relationship of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms with Falls in Alzheimer's Disease - Does Exercise Modify the Risk?

scientific article published on 15 October 2018

Risk of death associated with use of PPIs in three cohorts of institutionalized older people in Finland

scientific article published on 6 April 2012

Sarcopenia Indicators as Predictors of Functional Decline and Need for Care among Older People

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Sauna bathing, health, and quality of life among octogenarian men: the Helsinki Businessmen Study.

scientific article published on 29 November 2017

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.

scientific article published in January 2014

Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone and cognition in older people.

scientific article published on 24 November 2015

Statin Treatment Is Associated With a Neutral Effect on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Community-Dwelling Octogenarian Men: The Helsinki Businessmen Study

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Statin treatment, phenotypic frailty and mortality among community-dwelling octogenarian men: the HBS cohort

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Status of Geriatrics in 22 Countries

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Subjective health, will-to-live and survival.

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Supporting people who care for adults with dementia

scientific article published on 25 November 2013

Tailored nutritional guidance for home-dwelling AD families: the Feasibility of and Elements Promoting Positive Changes in Diet (NuAD-Trial).

scientific article published on April 2015

Telomere Length in Old Age and Cholesterol Across the Life Course ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2011

Temporal Trends in the Use of Anticholinergic Drugs Among Older People Living in Long-Term Care Facilities in Helsinki

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

The association of the dopamine transporter gene and the dopamine receptor 2 gene with delirium, a meta-analysis

scientific article published in March 2010

The diversity issue revisited: international students in clinical environment.

scientific article published on 26 March 2012

The effects of health counseling and exercise training on self-rated health and well-being in middle-aged men: a randomized trial.

scientific article published on 5 April 2016

The nationwide register-based prevalence of intellectual disability during childhood and adolescence

scientific article published on 16 January 2017

The perceptions of a GP's work among fifth-year medical students in Helsinki, Finland ⬇️

scientific article published on February 19, 2012

The prevalence of potential alcohol-drug interactions in older adults.

scientific article published on 29 April 2013

The use of legal guardians and financial powers of attorney among home-dwellers with Alzheimer's disease living with their spousal caregivers.

scientific article published on December 2008

Thyroid-stimulating hormone and mortality in older people.

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Under way to academic primary health care

scientific article published on March 2015

Use of Anticholinergic Drugs According to Various Criteria and Their Association With Psychological Well-Being and Mortality in Long-Term Care Facilities

scientific article published on 23 March 2019

Use of Anticholinergic Drugs and its Relationship With Psychological Well-Being and Mortality in Long-Term Care Facilities in Helsinki.

scientific article published on 26 December 2017

Use of anticholinergic drugs and cholinesterase inhibitors and their association with psychological well-being among frail older adults in residential care facilities.

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Variations in older people's use of general practitioner consultations and the relationship with mortality rate in Vantaa, Finland in 2003-2014 ⬇️

scientific article published on 11 November 2019

Various Diagnostic Measures of Frailty as Predictors for Falls, Weight Change, Quality of Life, and Mortality among Older Finnish Men.

scientific article published in January 2017

Vision impairment and nutritional status among older assisted living residents

scientific article published on 22 December 2013

Will-to-live and survival in a 10-year follow-up among older people.

scientific article published on 4 July 2012

Working hours and sleep duration in midlife as determinants of health-related quality of life among older businessmen

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