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Riitta Luoto.

Riitta Luoto

Medical Director, Research Unit

Presentation

I am a medical director at Kela’s Research Unit. I have previously worked as a medical director at the Central Medical Advisory Centre in 2016–2020. In addition to healthcare and occupational healthcare, my area of expertise includes insurance medicine and healthcare information technology. The topic of my MBA thesis in healthcare and social welfare was process management in the context of Kela benefits related to work ability and functioning. My previous research topics have been related to the epidemiology of national diseases, assessment of need for treatment, and disease prevention. At Kela’s Research Unit, I participate in register-based studies on health benefits.

Expertise

  • occupational healthcare
  • epidemiology
  • public health
  • insurance medicine
  • healthcare
  • lean management

Ongoing research projects

Previous research projects

Publications

Kela’s research blog posts:

Selected previous publications: 

  • Luoto R. Työ- ja toimintakykyetuuksien prosessijohtaminen- LEAN- näkökulma. Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon MBA- työ. Tampereen yliopisto/Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto 2/2017.
  • Husu P, Tokola K, Suni J, Luoto R, Sievänen H, Mäki-Opas T, Vasankari T, Kaikkonen R. Suomalaisten aikuisten terveyspalveluiden käyttö ja tyytyväisyys niihin Suomessa 2013- ATH- tutkimuksen tuloksia. THL/ tutkimuksesta tiiviisti 10/2014
  • Luoto R. Kyselytutkimuksen suunnittelu. Duodecim 2009;125:1647-53. kyselytutkimuksen_suunnittelu_2009.pdf (tuni.fi)
  • Luoto, R., Laine, M., Martelin, T., Roine, R., Koskinen, S., & Aromaa, A. Terveyden ja hoidontarpeen tulevaisuudennäkymät. In A. Aromaa, J. Huttunen, S. Koskinen, & J. Teperi (Eds.), Suomalaisten terveys (1 ed., pp. 433-442, 2005.)
  • Luoto R, Laine M, Alha P, Koskinen S, Martelin T, Reunanen A, Virtala E, Aromaa A.  Terveys ja hoidontarve alueittain Suomessa. UHOTA- projektin loppuraportti. Kansanterveyslaitoksen julkaisuja B2/ 2000
  • Luoto R, Helakorpi S, Uutela A. Lama ja terveys. Aikuisväestön terveyskäyttäytyminen- tutkimuksen 7-vuotisseurantatutkimus.  KTL julkaisuja B10/1999

List of publications Riitta Luoto (Riitta M Luoto) 1992-2022 (pdf)

List of publications Riitta Luoto, Finnish reports and book chapters since 1999 (pdf)

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Publications and research projects

Major differences between wellbeing services counties especially in alcohol-related diseases and access to vocational rehabilitation

In morbidity, the latest results of the National Health Index reveal the most significant regional differences in alcohol-related diseases, and in incapacity for work, the differences are greatest in access to vocational rehabilitation.

The Impact of Chronic Conditions on Productivity-Adjusted Life-Years in Both the Workplace and Household Settings in the General Adult Population in Finland

The burden of 8 noncommunicable conditions on productivity-adjusted life-years (PALYs) at work and within the household among the Finnish general adult population. 

Methylation Status of VTRNA2-1/nc886 Is Stable Across Populations, Monozygotic Twin Pairs and in Majority of Tissues 

The methylation level of a polymorphically imprinted gene, VTRNA2-1/nc886, in human populations and somatic tissues.

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