About me
Katja Joronen, PhD, RN, works as a Professor (Nursing Science) at Tampere University, Faculty of Social Sciences, in the Unit of Health Sciences since August 2025. Her main research line focuses on health promotion, particularly the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and families at the individual, community, societal, and global levels. She explores health and health-related choices, their determinants, health literacy, and health communication in everyday environments such as families, schools, and health and social services.
Together with her research team, Joronen conducts interdisciplinary, multi-method, and co-creative research projects. Her current research interests include mental health and peer support in social media environments, as well as the health and support needs of young carers. Joronen is also increasingly engaged in themes related to planetary health.
Latest publications
Psychosomatic Symptoms Among Young Carers: A Population-Based Survey in Finland
Eronen-Levonen, E., Pasanen, M., Mishina, K., Leu, A., Suhonen, R. & Joronen, K., Sept 2025, In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 39, 3, 10 p., e70112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Strabismic Adults' Expectations of Psychosocial Support From Healthcare Professionals: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Mason, A., Joronen, K., Lindberg, L., Kajander, M., Fagerholm, N. & Rantanen, A., May 2025, In: Health Science Reports. 8, 5, e70698.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Consumer involvement and guiding frameworks in mental healthcare: An integrative literature review
Ahlstrand, A., Mishina, K., Elomaa-Krapu, M. & Joronen, K., Sept 2024, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING. 33, 5, p. 1227-1241 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
Parents’ Participation in School Health Examinations for Their Adolescent Children in Finland
Kivimäki, H. M., Ståhl, T. P., Joronen, K. M. & Rimpelä, A. H., Apr 2024, In: JOURNAL OF SCHOOL NURSING. 40, 2, p. 189-199Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Strabismic Adults’ Experiences of Psychosocial Influence of Strabismus: A Qualitative Study
Mason, A., Joronen, K., Lindberg, L., Kajander, M., Fagerholm, N. & Rantanen, A., 2024, In: SAGE Open Nursing. 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Strabismus is more than a misalignment: a cross‐sectional pilot study of HRQOL in Finnish strabismic adults referred to a university hospital
Mason, A., Lindberg, L., Joronen, K., Koivisto, A. & Rantanen, A., 2024, In: Acta Ophthalmologica. 102, 4, p. 428-434Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Associations between children’s depressive symptoms, life events, and family factors among school-aged children
Talja, T., Rantanen, A., Koivisto, A.-M., Helenius, J. & Joronen, K., Apr 2023, In: Journal of School Health. 93, 4, p. 279-288 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Strabismus—Translation and Psychometric Testing of the Adult Strabismus Questionnaire (AS-20) into Finnish
Mason, A., Joronen, K., Lindberg, L., Koivisto, A. M., Fagerholm, N. & Rantanen, A., Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 4, 13 p., 2830.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Mental health topics in social media during the COVID-19 pandemic - a literature review
Pekurinen, V., Koivu, T., Lindfors, P. & Joronen, K., 2023.Research output: Other conference contribution › Abstract › Scientific
Näkö- ja kuulorajoitteisuuden ja taustatekijöiden yhteys kiusaamiskokemuksiin 8. ja 9. luokan oppilailla
Rantanen, A., Rantanen, A. A., Lähteenmäki, E. & Joronen, K., 2023, In: Hoitotiede. 35, 1, p. 64-77 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review