About me
I am Professor of Gerontology with PhD in Health Sciences (major: Gerontology and Public Health). My main research themes include determinants of physical and cognitive functioning, healthy ageing and dementia.
Responsibilities
Research, teaching and societal interaction related to gerontology and ageing.
Fields of expertise
Expertise in gerontology, public health, healthy ageing, promotion of physical and cognitive health, dementia, and both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Main positions of trust
President of Board of Alzheimer Society of Finland, Editor in Chief in Gerontologia journal
Research topics
Ongoing projects:
https://www.tuni.fi/fi/tutkimus/elamaa-muistisairauden-kanssa-sosiaalis-relationaalinen-nakokulma-kestavaan-hoivaan-soremo
www.muistisairaatyhteiskunnassa.fi
https://projects.tuni.fi/kuuleminua/
https://www.tuni.fi/fi/tutkimus/muistisairaus-ja-elamanlaatu-sairastuneen-ihmisen-ja-puolison-nakokulmat
Research unit
Funding
Latest publications
Family members’ perspectives on the unmet care needs of people living with dementia in nursing homes
Paananen, J., Moore, V., Blomqvist, K., Kulmala, J. & Pirhonen, J., 21 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SERVICE RESEARCH. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Ikääntyneiden ihmisten kokemukset FINGER-elintapaintervention kuntosaliharjoittelusta ja liikuntatottumukset intervention jälkeen
Jylhä, M., Vesala, R., Turunen, K., Ngandu, T., Kivipelto, M., Havulinna, S. & Kulmala, J., 2024, In: Gerontologia. 38, 1, p. 16-33 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Individual and dual trajectories of insomnia symptoms and body mass index before and after retirement and their associations with changes in subjective cognitive functioning
Etholén, A., Kouvonen, A., Hänninen, M., Kulmala, J., Rahkonen, O., Mänty, M. & Lallukka, T., Feb 2024, In: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 179, 11 p., 107830.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Johdanto: tutkimustietoa kodeista tulevaisuuden kotiympäristöjen suunnittelemiseksi
Maununaho, K., Kulmala, J. & Jolanki, O., 2024, Koti elämänkulussa. Maununaho, K., Kulmala, J. & Jolanki, O. (eds.). Jyväskylän yliopisto, p. 6-13 (SoPhi; vol. 158).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
Koti elämänkulussa
Maununaho, K. (Editor), Kulmala, J. (Editor) & Jolanki, O. (Editor), 2024, Jyväskylän yliopisto. 252 p. (SoPhi; vol. 158)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Scientific › peer-review
Muistisairauteen liittyvä stigma osana muistisairaiden ihmisten sosiaalisen kuoleman riskiä
Translated title of the contribution :Dementia-related stigma as part of the risk of social death of people with memory disorders Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Sleep disturbances and change in multiple cognitive domains among older adults: a multicenter study of five Nordic cohorts
Overton, M., Skoog, J., Laukka, E. J., Bodin, T. H., Mattsson, A. D., Sjöberg, L., Hofer, S. M., Johansson, L., Kulmala, J., Kivipelto, M., Solomon, A., Skoog, I., Kåreholt, I. & Sindi, S., 1 Mar 2024, In: Sleep. 47, 3, zsad244.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Social death of older adults residing in nursing homes in Finland
Paananen, J., Kulmala, J. & Pirhonen, J., 2024, In: JOURNAL OF AGING STUDIES. 71, 101275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Alzheimer Europen 33. konferenssi kokosi lokakuussa Helsinkiin ennätysmäärän muistitutkijoita
Kulmala, J., 2023, In: Gerontologia. 37, 4, p. 381-382 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Dementia prevention: The potential long-term cost-effectiveness of the FINGER prevention program
Wimo, A., Handels, R., Antikainen, R., Eriksdotter, M., Jönsson, L., Knapp, M., Kulmala, J., Laatikainen, T., Lehtisalo, J., Peltonen, M., Sköldunger, A., Soininen, H., Solomon, A., Strandberg, T., Tuomilehto, J., Ngandu, T. & Kivipelto, M., 2023, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 19, 3, p. 999-1008 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review