I work as an University Researcher at the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Eastern Finland. My doctoral research focused on treatment adherence among patients with coronary artery disease and related factors following angioplasty. Currently, I am conducting further research related to cardiac nursing and occupational well-being in the field of education.
Projects
Publications
1. Kähkönen O, Paukkonen L, Vähänikkilä H, Oikarinen A. Perceived social support among percutaneous coronary intervention patients over a long-term follow-up period. Accepted for publication in Nursing Open 21 Dec 2023.
2. Kähkönen O, Vähänikkilä H, Paukkonen L, Oikarinen A. Extension the Theory of Adherence to Treatment in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease. Chronic Dis Transl Med. First published: 27 December 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdt3.102.
3. Kähkönen O, Oikarinen A, Vähänikkilä H, Miettinen H, Hartikainen J, Kyngäs Perceived health among percutaneous coronary intervention patients over a six-year follow-up period. J Clin Nurs 2023; 32(15-16):4816-4826. .https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16545.
4. Oikarinen A, Engblom J, Paukkonen L, Kääriäinen M, Kaakinen P, Kähkönen O. Effects of a lifestyle counselling intervention on adherence to lifestyle changes 7 years after stroke – A quasi-experimental study [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jun 29]. Scand J Caring Sci 2023; https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.13101.
5. Paukkonen L, Oikarinen A, Kähkönen O, Kyngäs H. Adherence to self-management in patients with multimorbidity and associated factors: A cross-sectional study in primary health care. J Clin Nurs 2022;31(19-20):2805-2820. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16099.
6. Kähkönen O, Oikarinen A, Vähänikkilä H, Kyngäs H. Association between perceived health and adherence to treatment after percutaneous coronary intervention: A long-term follow-up study. J Adv Nurs 2022;78(6):1653-1664. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15069
7. Paukkonen L, Oikarinen A, Kähkönen O, Kaakinen P. Patient activation for self-management among adult patients with multimorbidity in primary healthcare settings. Health Sci Rep 2022;5(4):e735. Published 2022 Jul.y. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.735.
8. Paukkonen L, Oikarinen A, Kähkönen O, Kyngäs H. Patient participation during primary health-care encounters among adult patients with multimorbidity: A cross-sectional study. Health Expect 2021;24(5):1660-1676. DOI: 10.1111/hex.13306
9. Kähkönen O, Kyngäs H, Saaranen T., Kankkunen P, Miettinen H, Oikarinen, A. Support from next of kin and nurses are significant predictors of long-term adherence to treatment in post-PCI patients. Eur J of cardiovasc nurs 2020; 19(4), 339–350. DOI: 10.1177/1474515119887851.
10. Konttila J, Kähkönen O, Tuomikoski AM. Nurses’ experiences of workplace violence in psychiatric nursing: a qualitative review protocol. JBI Evid Synth 2020;18(9):2025-2030. DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-D-19-00254.
11. Kähkönen O, Kankkunen P, Saaranen T, Miettinen H, Kyngäs H. Hypothetical model of perceived adherence to treatment among patients with coronary heart disease after a percutaneous coronary Nurs Open 2019;7(1):246-255. Published 2019 Sep 27. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.381.
12. Kähkönen O, Saaranen T, Kankkunen P, Miettinen H, Kyngäs H. Adherence to Treatment of Female Patients with Coronary Heart Disease After a Percutaneous Coronary J Cardiovasc Nurs 2019;34(5):410-417. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000592.
13. Kähkönen O, Saaranen T, Kankkunen P, Lamidi ML, Kyngäs H, Miettinen H. Predictors of adherence to treatment by patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary J Clin Nurs 2018;27(5-6):989-1003. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14153.
14. Kähkönen O, Kankkunen P, Miettinen H, Lamidi ML, Saaranen T. Perceived social support following percutaneous coronary intervention is a crucial factor in patients with coronary heart disease. J Clin Nurs 2017;26(9-10):1264-1280. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13527.
15. Kähkönen O, Saaranen T, Lamidi M, Miettinen H & Kankkunen P. Perceived Health among Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Four Months after a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Int J Caring Sci 2017;10 (1): 54 – 66. internationaljournalofcaringsciences.org.
16. Kähkönen O, Kankkunen P, Saaranen T, Miettinen H, Kyngäs H & Lamidi ML (2015) Motivation is a crucial factor for adherence to a healthy lifestyle among people with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention. J Adv Nurs 2015;71(10): 2364–2373. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12708 .
17. Kähkönen O, Kankkunen P & Saaranen T. (2012) Sepelvaltimotautia sairastavan potilaan ohjaus. Hoitotiede 24(3): 201–215. Hoitotiede (journal.fi)