Associations of active commuting and leisure-time physical activity with perceived cognitive function and work ability among Finnish employed adults: a population-based study
Active commuting was associated with better perceived learning ability, suggesting that its benefits may extend to brain health. Leisure-time physical activity may have even greater potential for enhancing cognitive function and work ability among employed adults.
Authors
- Santtu Mikkonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0595-0657)
- Paula Salo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-277X)
- Juuso J Jussila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1958-3678)
- Kaija Appelqvist‐Schmidlechner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-1641)
- Jenni Ervasti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9113-2428)
- Timo Lanki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3380-9717)
- Jaana I. Halonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1142-0388)
- Anna Pulakka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0602-8632)
- Jouni Lahti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3924-446X)
- Essi Kalliolahti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7321-2723)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22634-2
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Academy of Finland
- Työsuojelurahasto
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
- Strategic Research Council