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E. (Erja) Portegijs

Adjunct Professor, Rosalind Franklin Fellow, Human Movement Sciences

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Faculty of Medical Sciences

Telephone:

+31 6 2565 1441

E-mail:

e.portegijs umcg.nl

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Research interests

Active aging, lifestyle, person-environment fit, lifestyle medicine, exercise as medicine, physical activity, mobility, aging

Publications

Health-related resources and social support as enablers of digital device use among older Finns

Eronen, J., Portegijs, E. & Rantanen, T., 2025, In: Journal of Public Health (Germany). 33, p. 2699–2708 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Personalised, GIS-based counselling to promote habitual walking in mobility-limited and chronically ill older adults: protocol of the MOBITEC-Routes randomised controlled trial

Hinrichs, T., Schilling, R., Sofios, A., Infanger, D., Prechtl, L., Stauffer, N., Eichenberger, V., Giannouli, E., Rantanen, T., Portegijs, E., Schuster-Amft, C., Mai, A., Schmidt-Trucksäss, A., Röcke, C. & Weibel, R., Dec-2025, In: BMC Geriatrics. 25, 471.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Physical determinants of daily physical activity in older men and women

Karavirta, L., Aittokoski, T., Pynnönen, K., Rantalainen, T., Westgate, K., Gonzales, T., Palmberg, L., Neuvonen, J., Lipponen, J. A., Turunen, K., Nikander, R., Portegijs, E., Rantanen, T. & Brage, S., 3-Feb-2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 2, 16 p., e0314456.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Resiliency amid the COVID-19 pandemic: engagement in meaningful activities as a mediator between coping ability and depressive symptoms among older adults

Pynnönen, K., Kokko, K., Siltanen, S., Portegijs, E., Lindeman, K. & Rantanen, T., 2025, In: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 29, 3, p. 514-522 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The Role of Environmental Factors in Technology-Assisted Physical Activity Intervention Studies Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Jansen, C. P., Nijland, D., Oppert, J. M., Alcan, V., Keskinen, K. E., Matikainen-Tervola, E., Pajalic, Z., Rantakokko, M., Tomsone, S., Tuomola, E. M., Portegijs, E. & Timmermans, E. J., 13-Mar-2025, In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 13, 25 p., e59570.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Use it or lose it: a four-year follow-up assessing whether physical activity near one’s capacity reduces the risk of functional decline among older adults

Löppönen, A., Lindeman, K., Palmberg, L., Van Roie, E., Delecluse, C., Portegijs, E., Rantanen, T., Rantalainen, T. & Karavirta, L., Dec-2025, In: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity. 22, 10 p., 19.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Vitamin D sufficiency and its relationship with muscle health across the menopausal transition and aging: Finnish cohorts of middle-aged women and older women and men

Fujita, S., Lankila, H., Koivunen, K., Hakamäki, M., Sipilä, S., Portegijs, E., Rantanen, T. & Laakkonen, E. K., Aug-2025, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 79, p. 731-739 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Associations between walking limitations and reported activity destinations among older adults

Tuomola, E. M., Keskinen, K. E., Rantanen, T. & Portegijs, E., 22-May-2024, In: European Journal of Ageing. 21, 1, 12 p., 16.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Cohort Differences in Depressive Symptoms and Life Satisfaction in 75- and 80-Year-Olds: A Comparison of Two Cohorts 28 Years Apart

Kekäläinen, T., Koivunen, K., Pynnönen, K., Portegijs, E. & Taina Rantanen, R., Jan-2024, In: Journal of Aging and Health. 36, 1-2, p. 3-13 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Comparing the associations between muscle strength, walking speed, and mortality in community-dwelling older adults of two birth cohorts born 28 years apart

Koivunen, K., Portegijs, E., Karavirta, L. & Rantanen, T., Apr-2024, In: GeroScience. 46, p. 1575–1588 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

All (134) publications

Press/media

‘Use it or lose it’ – senioren mogen moe worden voor behoud van vitaliteit

Portegijs, E.

25/03/2025

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Europees programma HealthEquity: subsidies voor 8 Nederlandse onderzoekers

Portegijs, E.

30/11/2023

Press/Media: Research › Popular

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