Usable and accessible eHealth services for everyone
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Our research group
Guidelines are available here (only in Finnish):
Suunnitteluvinkkejä koko väestölle suunnattuihin digitaalisiin sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluihin
Contact: Sari Kujala, Senior University Lecturer
People
Research projects
SCI Awards 2025 were granted to the community's achievers
Check out whose outstanding work was acknowledged this year!
Iiris Hörhammer appointed as docent in eHealth cost-effectiveness at University of Eastern Finland
Engaging users in design is crucial for developing economically sustainable eHealth services.
Finnish expertise in the usability of eHealth services is appreciated in Japan
Japanese visitors appreciate Senior University Lecturer Sari Kujala and her team’s research on the usability and accessibility of eHealth services in Finland.
Latest publications
Alumni of Our Research Group
Here you can find alumni of our research group starting from 2024.
Master's thesis worker in 2024. M.Sc. (Tech.), Psy.M.
Her thesis focuses on designing eHealth services for all.
Kaisla also created base for the guidelines.
Master's thesis worker in 2025. B.Sc. (Tech.) and B.Sc. (Econ.).
Her thesis focuses on caregivers and eHealth.
Master's thesis worker in 2024. B.Sc. (Tech.).
Her thesis focuses on user personas in eHealth services.
Read about Tuuli's experience on .
Doctoral Researcher. MA (Art and Des).
Paula defended 31.10.2025 and title of her thesis was "eHealth Services for Older Adults: Exploring Experiences and User Needs for Design".
Paula also participated in the DigiIN and NORDeHealth projects.
Thesis of Our Research Group
Here you can find thesis of our research group starting from 2020.
Master's thesis
Kotilainen, H. (2025).
El-Khoury, M. (2025). Evaluating Usability of a Patient Portal from the Perspective of Older Migrants. (Available by request from Sari Kujala).
Rasimus, T. (2025).
Kasteenpohja, K. (2024).
Mäkipää, M. (2024).
Hallonbacka, M. (2024).
Qi, J. (2024). .
Hyötyläinen, S. (2023). .
Känsälä, S. (2022).
Xu, Y. (2022).
Naskali, E. (2022).
Pyy, P. (2022). Lowering the use threshold of digital mental health services by involving young people with special education needs in co-design.
Kimpimäki, S. (2022). .
González Carceller, F. (2021). .
Niittylä, A. (2020). .
Bachelor's thesis
Nugraha, Alvar (2025)
Willberg, Tuomas (2023)
Hynninen, Maarit (2023)
Erviö, M. (2023).
Seppälä, P. (2022).
Rantanen, M. (2022).
Laitinen, K. (2022).
Kilpi, J. (2022).
Vähätalo, V. (2022). Käyttäjien kokemukset etävastaanotoista.
Anttila, E. (2022). Nuorten toiveet ja tarpeet matalan kynnyksen digitaalisille mielenterveyspalveluille.
Annevirta, J. (2021). .
Sarimo, S. (2021). Terveydenhuollon ammattilaisten kokemukset potilaalle avoimista potilastietojärjestelmistä.
Ruismäki, J. (2021). .
Alastalo, A. (2021). .
Vastamäki, V. (2021). .
Honkanen, P. (2021). .
Telov, T. (2020). eHealth-ratkaisut potilaskeskeisessä diabeteksen hoidossa: Mahdollisuudet ja haasteet palveluntuottajan näkökulmasta.
Helander, J. (2020). .
Mannonen, E. (2020). .
Virtanen, A. (2020). .
Laitinen, O. (2020). .