Leppä, Heidi
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-7586 Researcher, Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
Beskrivning av forsknings
I'm working as a researcher at Likes, Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland in a team which is led by Principal Researcher Tuija Tammelin. My research interests include physical activity, social competence and well-being among children and adolescents. Currently I'm conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis about School-based physical activity interventions and social competence as a part of the multidisciplinary consortium Future School of Comprehensive Well-being (SchoolWell) which is funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC).Nyckelord
physical activity, children, health, well-being, walking, social well-being, gerontology, social behaviorAffiliering
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
Enheten
Likes
Källa: ORCID
Title
Researcher 2023
Jyväskylä universitet
Enheten
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology Research Center
Källa: ORCID
Title
PhD researcher 2018 - 2022
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Grader
Master of Health Sciences 2.9.2015 - 19.12.2017 / University of Jyväskylä
Doctor of Health Sciences 1.1.2018 - 2.12.2022 / University of Jyväskylä
Physical therapist 2011 - 2014 / JAMK University of Applied Sciences
Publikationer (15)
Impact of mobility restrictions on active aging : cross-sectional associations and longitudinal changes parallel to COVID-19 restrictions
Liikuntaneuvonnan nykytilaselvitys 2022
Physical activity scaled to preferred walking speed as a predictor of walking difficulty in older adults : a 2-year follow-up
Portegijs, Erja; Saajanaho, Milla; Leppä, Heidi; Koivunen, Kaisa; Eronen, Johanna; Rantanen, Taina
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
2022
Liikuntaneuvonnan nykytilaselvitys 2022
Leppä, Heidi; Nirhamo, Essi; Karapalo, Inna; Suutari, Anna; Kivimäki, Sari
2022
Physical activity scaled to preferred walking speed as a predictor of walking difficulty in older adults : a 2-year follow-up
Karavirta, Laura; Leppä, Heidi; Rantalainen, Timo; Eronen, Johanna; Portegijs, Erja; Rantanen, Taina
Journals of Gerontology Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
2022