Päivi Korhonen
MD, PhD
paikor@utu.fi +358 40 765 3257 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0244-4890 |
hypertension; glucose disorders; obesity; ankle-brachial index, cardiovascular diseases
Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
As an experienced clinician, my aim is to educate skillful physicians who understand the meaning of evidence-based medicine. It is very important that medical research would be conducted also in primary care setting to enhance the access and quality of care.
Being a specialist for Internal Medicine and General Practice, my main research interest is prevention and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. I am the principal investigator in two epidemiological studies conducted in Satakunta:
The HARMONICA (Harjavalta Risk Monitoring of
Cardiovascular Disease) Project, a longitudinal study of
4 000 cardiovascular risk persons.
The PORTAAT (Pori to Aid Against Threats)
Study, a longitudinal study of classical and psychosocial risk factors among
836 working age men and women, conducted among the employees of the city of Pori in
2014–2015
Merits in teaching and pedagogical competence
Special Competence in Medical Education. Finnish Medical Association.
Curriculum planning and the implementation of courses of General Practice in the University of Turku.
- Association Between Maternal Smoking, Isolated Proteinuria During Pregnancy and Preterm Birth: A Finnish Registry Analysis (2025)
- Kidney International Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Factors contributing to self-rated health in community-dwelling independent 75-year-old Finns: a population-based cross-sectional cohort study (2025)
- BMC Geriatrics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - In-hospital hypernatremia prior to discharge to primary care hospitals predicts 90-day mortality in older hip fracture patients (2025)
- Injury
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lifetime psychiatric morbidity and maternal smoking behavior in consecutive pregnancies: A Finnish register study (2025)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Association of unemployment and increased depressive symptoms with all-cause mortality: follow-up study of a cardiovascular prevention programme (2024)
- European Journal of Public Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Body surface area is positively associated with ankle-brachial index (2024)
- Science Progress
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Depressive symptoms and smoking : Effect on mortality in a primary care cohort (2024)
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Glycemic status and effect on mortality: Multifactorial prevention programme for cardiovascular disease in Finnish primary care (2024)
- Primary Care Diabetes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Interaction of maternal smoking and gestational diabetes mellitus on newborn head circumference and birthweight (2024)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Job stress and burnout among Finnish municipal employees without depression or anxiety (2024)
- Occupational Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Multifactorial prevention program for cardiovascular disease in primary care: hypertension status and effect on mortality (2024)
- Journal of Human Hypertension
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - National treatment guidelines poorly achieved among older subjects with type 2 diabetes – call to action! (2024)
- Primary Care Diabetes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pitäisikö lääkärien pelastaa julkinen perusterveydenhuolto? (2024)
- Lääkärilehti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Turun 75-vuotisneuvolatutkimus - neuvolatarkastus, katoanalyysi ja ikääntyvien arviot neuvolatarkastuksesta (2024)
- Yleislääkäri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Voiko yleislääkäri hoitaa verenpainepotilaan hoitotavoitteisiin? (2024)
- Yleislääkäri
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Accessibility of care plan information from previous treatment setting in palliative care unit: A qualitative study (2023)
- Nursing Open
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Cardiac symptoms and yield of diagnostic tests among primary care patients with and without diabetes (2023)
- Primary Care Diabetes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Continuity of Patient Information to Palliative Care (2023)
- Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Depressive symptoms and mortality - effect variation by body mass index: a prospective study in a primary care population (2023)
- International Journal of Obesity
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Depressive symptoms and mortality-findings from Helsinki birth cohort study (2023)
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)