
ELISA TIILIKAINEN
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
I am a social scientist interested in issues related to ageing and later life. In my PhD I examined loneliness from a life course perspective identifying different pathways behind loneliness in later life and exploring how loneliness changes in time. I have also examined experiences of loneliness from the perspective of people living with aphasia and older migrant women. My studies have highlighted the multidimensional and dynamic nature of loneliness and its individual meanings in relation to different life events and transitions. More recently I have worked in projects concerning health and wellbeing promotion of older people living alone (incl. effectiveness of older people’s care) and older men’s communities. In my studies I have used mostly qualitative methodologies, but I’m interested in finding ways to combine different methods, especially from longitudinal perspectives.
Contact info
Organization
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Department of Social Sciences
elisa.tiilikainen@uef.fi
Phone
+358 50 413 4680
Research groups - UEF
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CAIDE - Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia
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GERIT - gerontological social work and complex needs of older adults
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Improving the effectiveness of well-being and health of older people in Kainuu
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Ageing and elder care research group
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The neighboring networks of the older city dwellers
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Interprofessional interaction in professional professional practices and studies
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Neuro-Innovation
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Neuro-Ethics and Law Research Team
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PROMEQ
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House of Effectiveness
PROJECTS - UEF
Publications
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Kulmala, Jenni; Tiilikainen, Elisa; Lisko, Inna; Ngandu, Tiia; Kivipelto, Miia; Solomon, Alina. 2021. Personal Social Networks of Community-Dwelling Oldest Old During the Covid-19 Pandemic - A Qualitative Study Frontiers in public health 9: 770965. 2021
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Niemi, Mia; Soukiala, Tiina; Rossi, Eeva; Hirvonen, Jenna; Ruotsalainen, Suvi; Korpelainen, Anne; Kinni, Riitta-Liisa; Skaffari, Pia; Pietilä, Ilkka; Tiilikainen, Elisa; Zechner, Minna; Seppänen, Marjaana. 2021. Gerontologinen sosiaalityö erityisen tuen tarpeisiin vastaamassa Gerontologia 35 2: 204-209. 2021
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O'Sullivan, Roger; Burns, Annette; Leavey, Gerard; Leroi, Iracema; Burholt, Vanessa; Lubben, James; Holt-Lunstad, Julianne; Victor, Christina; Lawlor, Brian; Vilar-Compte, Mireya; Perissinotto, Carla M; Tully, Mark A; Sullivan, Mary Pat; Rosato, Michael; McHugh Power, Joanna; Tiilikainen, Elisa; Prohaska, Thomas R. 2021. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness and Social Isolation: A Multi-Country Study International journal of environmental research and public health 18 19: 9982. 2021
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Tiilikainen, Elisa; Lisko, Inna; Kekkonen, Eija; Solomon, Alina; Ngandu, Tiia; Kivipelto, Miia; Kulmala, Jenni. 2021. Everyday Life Meaningfulness for the Community-Dwelling Oldest Old During the COVID-19 Pandemic Frontiers in psychology 12: 716428. 2021
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Vammaisten ja ikääntyneiden palvelut. Ristolainen, Hanna; Tiilikainen, Elisa; Tarvainen, Merja; Nikumaa, Henna; Riekkinen-Tuovinen, Sointu; Niemi, Mia; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Rautiainen, Pauli; Seppänen, Marjaana / Asiakasturvallisuus sosiaali- ja terveysalalla. 2021. 2021
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Era, Salla; Tiilikainen, Elisa; Tarvainen, Merja; Hisayo, Katsui; Pietilä, Ilkka. 2020. Vanhuuden ja vammaisuuden risteyksessä - yhteistä kieltä etsimässä Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 85 4: 437-442. 2020
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Pirhonen, Jari; Tiilikainen, Elisa; Pekkarinen, Satu; Lemivaara, Marjut; Melkas, Helinä. 2020. Can robots tackle late-life loneliness? Scanning of future opportunities and challenges in assisted living facilities Futures 124: 102637. 2020
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Place-bound rural community of older men: Social and autographical insideness of the Mill Boys in Finland. Seppänen, Marjaana; Tiilikainen, Elisa; Ojala, Hanna; Pietilä, Ilkka / Rural Gerontology: Towards Critical Perspectives on Rural Ageing. 2020. 2020
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Ristolainen, Hanna; Kannasoja, Sirpa; Tiilikainen, Elisa; Hakala, Mari; Närhi, Kati; Rissanen, Sari. 2020. Effects of 'participatory group-based care management' on wellbeing of older people living alone: a randomized controlled trial Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 89: 104095. 2020
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ROSEnet Cost Action CA 15122: Multidimensional social exclusion in later life. Briefing paper and a Roadmap for future research and policy collaboration. Walsh, Kieran; Dahlberg, Lena; Conboy, Patricia; Tiilikainen, Elisa; Seppänen, Marjaana; Ogg, Jim; Myck, Michal; Aartsen, Marja; Burholt, Vanessa; Lamura, Giovanni; Draulans, Veerle; Vidovicová, Lucie; Tournier, Isabelle; Petrová Kafková, Marcela; Torres, Sandra; Lowenstein, Ariela; Waldegrave, Charles; Barbabella, Francesco; Scharf, Thomas; Emirhafizovic, Mirza; Villar, Feliciano; Motel, Andreas. 2020 2020