Jussi Vahtera - UTU Research Portal

Jussi Vahtera

- Senior Advisor,
Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

jussi.vahtera@utu.fi

+358 29 450 2030

+358 40 592 9990

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-061X

Areas of expertise

Public health, Epidemiology, Neighborhood influences on health, Life-course research, Psychosocial stress, Psychosocial work environment, Social Determinants of Health.

Research

My studies focus on work and living environments, psychosocial
risks, and behaviors as determinants of health and longevity from a life-course
perspective. I have experience in working with large longitudinal datasets and have a strong
record of research collaboration both nationally and internationally. My recent research has contributed to the understanding
of the effects of social, built and natural neighborhoods on cardiovascular health.

Publications

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Job strain and informal caregiving as predictors of long-term sickness absence: A longitudinal multi-cohort study (2017)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Mortensen J, Dich N, Lange T, Alexanderson K, Goldberg M, Head J, Kivimäki M, Madsen IE, Rugulies R, Vahtera J, Zins M, Rod NH.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Job strain as a risk factor for clinical depression: systematic review and meta-analysis with additional individual participant data (2017)
- Psychological Medicine
Madsen IEH, Nyberg ST, Hanson LLM, Ferrie JE, Ahola K, Alfredsson L, Batty GD, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Chastang JF, de Graaf R, Dragano N, Hamer M, Jokela M, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Leineweber C, Niedhammer I, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pejtersen JH, Pentti J, Plaisier I, Salo P, Singh-Manoux A, Suominen S, ten Have M, Theorell T, Toppinen-Tanner S, Vahtera J, Väänänen A, Westerholm PJM, Westerlund H, Fransson EI, Heikkilä K, Virtanen M, Rugulies R, Kivimäki M
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Length of sickness absence and sustained return-to-work in mental disorders and musculoskeletal diseases: a cohort study of public sector employees (2017)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Kausto J, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Virta LJ, Virtanen M, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long-term adolescent multi-site musculoskeletal pain is associated with psychological distress and anxiety (2017)
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Auvinen Juha, Eskola Pasi J., Ohtonen Hanni-Rosa, Paananen Markus, Jokelainen Jari, Timonen Markku, Vahtera Jussi, Leino-Arjas Päivi, Karppinen Jaro
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long working hours as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation: a multi-cohort study (2017)
- European Heart Journal
Kivimaki M, Nyberg ST, Batty GD, Kawachi I, Jokela M, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Dragano N, Fransson EI, Heikkila K, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Kumari M, Madsen IEH, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pejtersen JH, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Salo P, Shipley MJ, Suominen S, Theorell T, Vahtera J, Westerholm P, Westerlund H, Steptoe A, Singh-Manoux A, Hamer M, Ferrie JE, Virtanen M, Tabak AG
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Occupational class and working beyond the retirement age: a cohort study (2017)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Virtanen M, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Ervasti J, Head J, Stenholm S, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Organisational justice protects against the negative effect of workplace violence on teachers' sleep: a longitudinal cohort study (2017)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Kia Gluschkoff, Marko Elovainio, Taina Hintsa, Jaana Pentti, Paula Salo, Mika Kivimäki, Jussi Vahtera
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Organizational Justice and Collaboration Among Nurses as Correlates of Violent Assaults by Patients in Psychiatric Care (2017)
- Psychiatric Services
Pekurinen VM, Välimäki M, Virtanen M, Salo P, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Overweight, obesity, and risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity: pooled analysis of individual-level data for 120 813 adults from 16 cohort studies from the USA and Europe. (2017)
- Lancet Public Health
Mika Kivimäki, Eeva Kuosma, Jane E. Ferrie, Ritva Luukkonen, Solja T. Nyberg, Lars Alfredsson, G. David Batty, Eric J. Brunner, Eleonor Fransson, Marcel Goldberg, Anders Knutsson, Markku Koskenvuo, Maria Nordin, Tuula Oksanen, Jaana Pentti, Reiner Rugulies, Martin J. Shipley, Archana Singh-Manoux, Andrew Steptoe, Sakari B. Suominen, Töres Theorell, Jussi Vahtera, Marianna Virtanen, Peter Westerholm, Hugo Westerlund, Marie Zins, Mark Hamer, Joshua A. Bell, Adam G. Tabak, Markus Jokela
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Patient Aggression and the Wellbeing of Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study in Psychiatric and Non-Psychiatric Settings (2017)
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Pekurinen V, Willman L, Virtanen M, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Valimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Predictors of Depression and Musculoskeletal Disorder Related Work Disability Among Young, Middle-Aged, and Aging Employees (2017)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Ervasti J, Mattila-Holappa P, Joensuu M, Pentti J, Lallukka T, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prognostic factors for return to work after depression-related work disability: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
- Journal of Psychiatric Research
Ervasti J, Joensuu M, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Ahola K, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M, Virtanen M
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase: Is there consistency between psychosocial stress test and burdensome work shifts? (2017)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Kati Karhula, Mikko Härmä, Mikael Sallinen, Harri Lindholm, Ari Hirvonen, Marko Elovainio, Mika Kivimäki, Jussi Vahtera, Sampsa Puttonen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sleep Apnea, Disability Pensions, and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Swedish Nationwide Register Linkage Study (2017)
- American Journal of Epidemiology
Rod NH, Kjeldgård L, Åkerstedt T, Ferrie JE, Salo P, Vahtera J, Alexanderson K
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Social networks and patterns of health risk behaviours over two decades: A multi-cohort study (2017)
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Kauppi M, Elovainio M, Stenholm S, Virtanen M, Aalto V, Koskenvuo M, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The joint contribution of cardiovascular disease and socioeconomic status to disability retirement: A register linkage study (2017)
- International Journal of Cardiology
Virtanen M, Lallukka T, Ervasti J, Rahkonen O, Lahelma E, Pentti J, Pietiliainen O, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trajectories of risky drinking around the time of statutory retirement: a longitudinal latent class analysis (2017)
- Addiction
Halonen JI, Stenholm S, Pulakka A, Kawachi I, Aalto V, Pentti J, Lallukka T, Virtanen M, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trajectory analyses of sickness absence among industrial and municipal employees (2017)
- Occupational Medicine
Virtanen P, Siukola A, Lipiäinen L, Liukkonen V, Pentti J, Vahtera J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trends in work disability due to mental diagnoses among social workers in Finland and Sweden in 2005-2012. (2017)
- Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
O. Rantonen, K. Alexanderson, J. Pentti, L. Kjeldgård, J. Hämäläinen, E. Mittendorfer-Rutz, M. Kivimäki, J. Vahtera, P. Salo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Työhön paluu polven tekonivelleikkauksen jälkeen (2017)
- Suomen ortopedia ja traumatologia
Lankinen P, Laasik R, Aalto V, Saltychev M, Vahtera J, Mäkelä K
(D1 Article in a professional journal)