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  1. Ecological momentary assessment of daily activities in individuals with neurological disorders: a scoping review (Preprint)

    Article • February 2026, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala

  2. The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Exercise Interventions With Virtual Reality on Balance and Walking Among Persons With Chronic Stroke: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, December 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala

  3. The Effects of Virtual Reality Training on Cognition in Older Adults: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Article • Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, June 2024, Human Kinetics

    Aki Rintala

  4. The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Exercise Interventions With Virtual Reality on Balance and Walking Among Persons With Chronic Stroke: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of Randomized Controlled Trials (Preprint)

    Article • April 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala

  5. Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Lower Limb Rehabilitation on Balance in People with Stroke: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Aki Rintala

  6. The Effects of Robotic Training on Walking and Functional Independence of People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Meta-regression

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Aki Rintala

  7. Biopsychosocial Response to the COVID-19 Lockdown in People with Major Depressive Disorder and Multiple Sclerosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Aki Rintala, Professor Dame Til Wykes

  8. Mobile health applications for improving physical function, physical activity, and quality of life in stroke survivors: a systematic review

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Aki Rintala

  9. mHealth Apps for Low Back Pain Self-management: Scoping Review

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, August 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala

  10. Using Telehealth to Guarantee the Continuity of Rehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Aki Rintala

  11. mHealth applications for low back pain self-management: A systematic scoping review (Preprint)

    Article • May 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala

  12. The Effectiveness of Physical Activity-Promoting Web- and Mobile-Based Distance Weight Loss Interventions on Body Composition in Rehabilitation Settings: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-Regression Analysis

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, March 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala

  13. The association between self-reported stress and cardiovascular measures in daily life: A systematic review

    Article • PLOS One, November 2021, PLOS

    Aki Rintala

  14. Is mHealth a Useful Tool for Self-Assessment and Rehabilitation of People with Multiple Sclerosis? A Systematic Review

    Article • Brain Sciences, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Aki Rintala

  15. Predicting Depressive Symptom Severity Through Individuals’ Nearby Bluetooth Device Count Data Collected by Mobile Phones: Preliminary Longitudinal Study

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, July 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala, Professor Dame Til Wykes

  16. Are mHealth a Useful Tool for Self-Assessment and Rehabilitation of People With Multiple Sclerosis? A Review

    Article • July 2021, MDPI AG

    Aki Rintala

  17. Perceived disturbance and predictors thereof in studies using the experience sampling method

    Article • Current Psychology, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Aki Rintala

  18. Relationship Between Major Depression Symptom Severity and Sleep Collected Using a Wristband Wearable Device: Multicenter Longitudinal Observational Study

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, April 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala, Professor Dame Til Wykes

  19. Psycho-social factors associated with mental resilience in the Corona lockdown

    Article • Translational Psychiatry, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Aki Rintala

  20. Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapse in Epilepsy: Protocol for a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, December 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala, Professor Dame Til Wykes

  21. Using Smartphones and Wearable Devices to Monitor Behavioral Changes During COVID-19

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, September 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala, Professor Dame Til Wykes

  22. Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapse in Epilepsy: Protocol for a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study (Preprint)

    Article • June 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala

  23. The acceptability of real‐time health monitoring among community participants with depression: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the literature

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, April 2020, Wiley

    Aki Rintala, Matthew Hotopf, Professor Dame Til Wykes

  24. Momentary predictors of compliance in studies using the experience sampling method

    Article • Psychiatry Research, April 2020, Elsevier

    Aki Rintala

  25. Compliance and Retention With the Experience Sampling Method Over the Continuum of Severe Mental Disorders: Meta-Analysis and Recommendations

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, December 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Aki Rintala

  26. Emotional outcomes in clinically isolated syndrome and early phase multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, September 2019, Elsevier

    Aki Rintala, Matthew Hotopf, Professor Dame Til Wykes

  27. Remote assessment of disease and relapse in major depressive disorder (RADAR-MDD): a multi-centre prospective cohort study protocol

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Aki Rintala, Matthew Hotopf

  28. Effectiveness of technology-based distance physical rehabilitation interventions for improving physical functioning in stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, December 2018, Elsevier

    Aki Rintala, Ville Päivärinne, Ari Heinonen

  29. Response compliance and predictors thereof in studies using the experience sampling method.

    Article • Psychological Assessment, November 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Aki Rintala

  30. Sedentary behaviour and sleep problems among 42,489 community-dwelling adults in six low- and middle-income countries

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, May 2018, Wiley

    Aki Rintala

  31. Data quality and feasibility of the Experience Sampling Method across the spectrum of severe psychiatric disorders: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Systematic Reviews, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Aki Rintala

  32. Effectiveness of physical activity promoting technology-based distance interventions compared to usual care. Systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

    Article • European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, December 2017, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Ari Heinonen, Aki Rintala

  33. Effectiveness of technology-based distance interventions promoting physical activity: Systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

    Article • Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, January 2017, Acta Dermato-Venereologica

    Aki Rintala, Ari Heinonen

  34. Effectiveness of technology-based distance physical rehabilitation interventions on physical activity and walking in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, December 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Aki Rintala, Ari Heinonen

  35. Ten-year follow-up of health-related quality of life among ambulatory persons with multiple sclerosis at baseline

    Article • Quality of Life Research, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Aki Rintala