National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

1. Using administrative register data for adjusting non-response bias in the finnish gambling harms survey

   Authors: Jukka Kontto, Hanna Tolonen and Anne H. Salonen

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1807

   Content type: Research Published on: 16 May 2025

2. Indirect costs constitute a major part of the total economic burden of obesity: a Finnish population-based cohort study

   Authors: Aino Vesikansa, Juha Mehtälä, Susanna Aspholm, Kirsi Kallio-Grönroos, Katja Mutanen, Annamari Lundqvist, Tiina Laatikainen, Tero Saukkonen and Kirsi H. Pietiläinen

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1739

   Content type: Research Published on: 10 May 2025

3. Changes in older persons’ lifestyle and perceived health over time and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the extended follow-up of the FINGER randomized controlled trial from 2009 to 2020

   Authors: Jenni Lehtisalo, Maria Sääskilahti, Tommi Härkänen, Jenni Kulmala, Katri Hemiö, Sini Siltanen, Zhou Zhi, Francesca Mangialasche, Tiina Laatikainen, Timo Strandberg, Riitta Antikainen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Hilkka Soininen, Miia Kivipelto and Tiia Ngandu

   Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:308

   Content type: Research Published on: 3 May 2025

4. Sexual and reproductive health of newly-arrived asylum-seeking women: a cross-sectional survey in Finland

   Authors: Satu Majlander, Tarja I. Kinnunen, Eero Lilja, Anu E. Castaneda, Natalia Skogberg and Päivikki Koponen

   Citation: Reproductive Health 2025 22:59

   Content type: Research Published on: 26 April 2025

5. A qualitative investigation of the feasibility and acceptability of lower risk gambling guidelines

   Authors: Michael Egerer, Paula Jääskeläinen, Virve Marionneau, Riitta Matilainen, Jussi Palomäki, Eija Pietilä, Mika Tsupari, David C. Hodgins, Matthew M. Young and Sari Castrén

   Citation: Harm Reduction Journal 2025 22:65

   Content type: Research Published on: 25 April 2025

6. Multidisciplinary lifestyle treatment for type 2 diabetes in 12 European countries: protocol for a quasi-experimental study

   Authors: Isabel Diez-Valcarce, Marta M. Pisano-González, Cristina Fernández García, Jaana Linstrom, Jelka Zaletel, Claudia Giacomozzi, Foetini Tolika, Inés Rey Hidalgo and Alberto Lana

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1069

   Content type: Study Protocol Published on: 19 March 2025

7. Health, functioning and social engagement among older people living in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 lockdown in Finland: a register-based cohort study

   Authors: Johanna Edgren, Jokke Häsä and Mari Aaltonen

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:929

   Content type: Research Published on: 8 March 2025

8. Medical deserts in Finland: measuring the accessibility and availability of primary health care services

   Authors: Visa Väisänen, Markku Satokangas, Moona Huhtakangas, Harri Antikainen and Timo Sinervo

   Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2025 25:281

   Content type: Research Published on: 19 February 2025

9. The association of low-level air pollution with birth weight in a register-based study: potential effects below WHO AQ guidelines

   Authors: Isabell K. Rumrich, A. Korhonen, B. Forsberg, L. M. Frohn, C. Geels, J. Brandt and O. Hänninen

   Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2025 25:162

   Content type: Research Published on: 14 February 2025

10. Overuse of medical imaging and effects of payer-provider integration: quasi-experimental evidence from Finland

    Authors: Konsta Lavaste

    Citation: Health Economics Review 2025 15:4

    Content type: Research Published on: 28 January 2025

11. A digitally supported multimodal lifestyle program to promote brain health among older adults (the LETHE randomized controlled feasibility trial): study design, progress, and first results

    Authors: Anna Rosenberg, Helena Untersteiner, Anna Giulia Guazzarini, Markus Bödenler, Jeroen Bruinsma, Bianca Buchgraber-Schnalzer, Matteo Colombo, Rik Crutzen, Ana Diaz, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, Hannes Hilberger, Simone Huber, Nico Kaartinen, Thomas Kassiotis, Miia Kivipelto, Jenni Lehtisalo…

    Citation: Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2024 16:252

    Content type: Research Published on: 21 November 2024

12. Heart-healthy diets including phytostanol ester consumption to reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. A clinical review

    Authors: Piia Simonen, Lotta Nylund, Erkki Vartiainen, Petri T. Kovanen, Timo E. Strandberg, Katariina Öörni, Ingmar Wester and Helena Gylling

    Citation: Lipids in Health and Disease 2024 23:341

    Content type: Review Published on: 21 October 2024

13. Seeking the aim – perspectives of asylum seekers, nurses, and authorities on the objectives of the asylum seekers’ initial health assessment: a qualitative study

    Authors: K-L Mustonen, M. Ismail, T. Mäki-Opas, A.E. Castaneda, J. Kauhanen, S. Atkins and N. Skogberg

    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1132

    Content type: Research Published on: 27 September 2024

14. Determinants of received care time among Finnish home care clients and assisted living facility residents: a time-motion study

    Authors: Tiina Pesonen, Visa Väisänen, Mari Aaltonen, Johanna Edgren, Laura Corneliusson, Salla Ruotsalainen and Timo Sinervo

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2024 24:754

    Content type: Research Published on: 12 September 2024

15. Accessibility, neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and expenditures on electronic gambling machines: a spatial analysis based on player account data

    Authors: Jani Selin, Pasi Okkonen and Susanna Raisamo

    Citation: International Journal of Health Geographics 2024 23:19

    Content type: Research Published on: 31 August 2024

16. The role of workday characteristics on perceived stress and time pressure among nurses in Finnish long-term care – a cross-sectional study

    Authors: Visa Väisänen, Salla Ruotsalainen, Laura Hietapakka, Juhani Sulander and Timo Sinervo

    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:878

    Content type: Research Published on: 2 August 2024

17. Healthcare use of young Finnish adults with mental disorders – profiles and profile membership determinants

    Authors: Visa Väisänen, Outi Linnaranta, Timo Sinervo, Laura Hietapakka and Marko Elovainio

    Citation: BMC Primary Care 2024 25:238

    Content type: Research Published on: 4 July 2024

18. Barriers and facilitators to implementing workplace interventions to promote mental health: qualitative evidence synthesis

    Authors: Charlotte Paterson, Caleb Leduc, Margaret Maxwell, Birgit Aust, Heather Strachan, Ainslie O’Connor, Fotini Tsantila, Johanna Cresswell-Smith, Gyorgy Purebl, Lars Winter, Naim Fanaj, Asmae Doukani, Bridget Hogg, Paul Corcoran, Luigia D’Alessandro, Sharna Mathieu…

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2024 13:152

    Content type: Research Published on: 7 June 2024

19. Effectiveness of workplace choice architecture modification for healthy eating and daily physical activity

    Authors: Eeva Rantala, Saara Vanhatalo, Mikko Valtanen, Jaana Lindström, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Kaisa Poutanen, Pilvikki Absetz and Leila Karhunen

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:939

    Content type: Research Published on: 1 April 2024

20. Factors associated with psychological distress of workers in the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church

    Authors: Tuire Kuusi, Kati Tervo-Niemelä and Satu Viertiö

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:875

    Content type: Research Published on: 21 March 2024