Publications by authors named "Noora Narsakka"
Introduction: Foot health and lower extremity function are important in older people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as they maintain and promote these individuals' independent living and functional health. RA is a long-term inflammatory health condition that alters foot structure and function. Relatively little is known about the association between foot health and lower extremity function in older people with RA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim(s): The aim of this research study is to collaboratively generate insights in the current institutional long-term care environment for activity and mobility of older adults, and of solutions that could be used to increase the activity and improve the mobility of the older adults.
Design: This research constitutes a qualitative study with a critical approach.
Methods: Data were collected using photo-elicitation in four long-term care units in Finland during the spring of 2022.
Background: Being active in old age is vital for health and well-being. Inactivity decreases functional ability, mobility, and increases care dependence and risk of falling. Worryingly, older individuals in long-term care settings spend most of their waking day sitting or lying down.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mobility is important for health and well-being; however, older individuals in institutional care settings are relatively sedentary. The environment has an increased influence on mobility in older age due to changes in individual functioning; thus, environmental mobility support solutions for this population are needed.
Objectives: The aim of this systematic review was to identify elements of the environment that have been used in the content and delivery of interventions to promote mobility and to assess the effects of these interventions on mobility outcomes.