Wave 1: 2003
Wave 2: 2007
Wave 3: 2011
Wave 4: 2017
Wave 5: 2018
8862
65+
65+
Interviews, questionnaires
Cohort comparative and longitudinal
Structured surveys, face-to-face interviews, register data
Nutrition and functioning in old age, medication use, time treands, wellbeing
Trends, predictors and associated factors of nutrition, functioning, quality of life and inappropriate drug use of the frailest and oldest-old population
Medicine, gerontology, nutrition science
University of Helsinki; Department of General Practice, Geriatrics
kaisu.pitkala@helsinki.fi
riitta.saarela@hel.fi
University of Helsinki; Department of General Practice, Geriatrics
kaisu.pitkala@helsinki.fi
riitta.saarela@hel.fi
Suominen M, Muurinen S, Routasalo P, Soini H, Suur-Uski I, Peiponen A, Pitkälä KH. Malnutrition and factors associated with it among aged residents in all nursing homes in Helsinki. Eur J Clin Nutr 2005;59:578-83.
Pitkala KH, Pietila A, Hosia H, Teramura-Gronblad M, Soini H, Savikko N, Bell JS: Eight year trend in opioid use among institutionalized older people in Helsinki. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2015 Nov 1;16(11):973-8.
Saarela R, Soini H, Suominen M, Muurinen S, Savikko N, Pitkala KH. Changes in malnutrition and quality of nutritional care among aged residents in all nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Helsinki in 2003-2011. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2017 Sep;72:169-173.
Roitto HM, Öhman H, Aalto U, Laurila JV, Kautiainen H, Pitkala KH: Changes in the use of psychotropic drugs over 14 years in institutional settings in Helsinki. JAMDA 2019;20:305-11.